When you think of Denmark, you think of pastries糕點, butter and bacon. So perhaps a fat tax isn’t a bad idea, a levy稅 that will be added to any foods that are high in saturated fat飽和脂肪; milk, cheese and meat, for instance.
Make it more expensive, reduce consumption消耗, improve health. Well, that is the theory.
Some shops have reported increased sales, people hoarding囤積 food to beat the price rise打擊價格上揚. The Danish Food and Drink Federation says some might just cross the border to do their shopping.
There is certainly當然, 一定 some scepticism懷疑. Scientists insist that saturated fat is not the right target. Salt and sugar cause more health problems. But one study claims close to 4% of premature deaths過早死亡 in Denmark are caused by people consuming too much saturated fat. So hit shoppers in the pocket, not the waistband腰帶.
Tim Allman, BBC News
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2011/10/111003_witn_fat_tax.shtml
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