Denmark has become the first country in the world to ‘tax fatty foods’ in order to curb unhealthy eating habits. The Nordic country has introduced a tax of 16 Kroner (1.84 pounds) per kilogram of saturated fat in a product, The Mirror reports. Food director at Denmark’s Confederation of Industries, Ole Linnet Juul, said the tax would increase the price of a burger by around 0.09 pounds and would raise the price of a small package of butter by around 0.25 pounds. Like some other European countries Denmark already has higher fees on sugar, chocolates and soft drinks, but Linnet Juul said that the Nordic country needed to impose ‘Fat Tax’.
