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Kelly-Brownell

Fat? It’s Gonna Cost You.

13 July 2007

Well, only if you live in the UK. Our friends across the pond at Oxford University claim that charging VAT (Value Added Tax, sort of like a sales tax) of 17.5% on foods deemed to be unhealthy would reduce the number of heart attacks and strokes. The theory is that increased costs will slash consumer [...]

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