From Reuters, available online at:
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A Tax on Fatty Foods?

Mon June 9, 2003 09:37 AM ET
By Corinne Amoo

LONDON (Reuters) - Hamburgers, soft drinks and cakes could be hit with a "fat-tax" in a bid to combat Britain's growing levels of obesity, doctors said Monday.

The British Medical Association is proposing a 17.5 percent VAT on high-fat foods like biscuits and processed meats to solve obesity-related problems, which cost the NHS roughly 500 million pounds ($825 million) a year.

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