fat tax
Unhealthy food surcharge
A fat tax is a proposed or actual tax on foods high in fat, sugar, or calories, intended to discourage unhealthy eating and offset public health costs: Denmark briefly implemented a fat tax on saturated fats.
The term sometimes extends to any policy penalizing obesity-linked consumption.
Critics argue such taxes disproportionately burden lower-income people.
Excess body fat condition
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
- heart diseaseMalfunction of blood-pumping organ
- nutritionBodily use of food
- caloriesMeasures of food energy
cholesterol · sugar · junk food · fast food · portion size · BMI · metabolic syndrome · cardiovascular disease
Remove by cutting
- levyCompulsory government charge
- tariffTax on traded goods
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
statute · VAT · revenue · fiscal policy · government intervention · public health policy · food policy · compliance
Unjust differential treatment
- body imageFeelings about one's appearance
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- nanny stateOverprotective government meddling excessively
- personal responsibilityDuty to own consequences
freedom of choice · paternalism · backlash · criticism · fairness · inequality · public opinion · civil liberties
Patterns in purchasing choices
- affordabilityState of being purchasable
- food pricesCost of edibles
- reformulationExpressing something anew
- cross-border shoppingBuying goods abroad nearby
smuggling · black market · industry lobbying · profit margins
obesity
Excess body fat condition
- diabetesMetabolic disorder affecting glucose
- heart diseaseMalfunction of blood-pumping organ
- nutritionBodily use of food
calories · cholesterol · sugar · junk food · fast food · portion size · BMI · metabolic syndrome · cardiovascular disease · hypertension
excise
Remove by cutting
- levyCompulsory government charge
- tariffTax on traded goods
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
legislation · statute · VAT · revenue · fiscal policy · government intervention · public health policy · food policy · compliance · enforcement
discrimination
Unjust differential treatment
- body imageFeelings about one's appearance
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- nanny stateOverprotective government meddling excessively
personal responsibility · freedom of choice · paternalism · backlash · criticism · fairness · inequality · public opinion · civil liberties · consumer rights
consumer behavior
Patterns in purchasing choices
- affordabilityState of being purchasable
- food pricesCost of edibles
- reformulationExpressing something anew
cross-border shopping · smuggling · black market · industry lobbying · profit margins
- food taxes
- Indirect TaxesVAT, customs duty, import duty, tariff, import tariff
- weight biasfatphobia, weight stigma, weight discrimination, size discrimination, sizeism
- oil taxes
- taxeswithholding, VAT, GST, customs duty, FICA
- commodity taxesimport duty, customs duty, export duty, import duties, import tariffs
fat taxSNAP benefits
Federal food purchasing assistance
food stamps · food assistance · farm subsidies · school lunch program
fat, tax, fats, fatty, fatness, fatten, fattened, fattening, fatter