Fat is a fiscal-policy issue

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In rich countries, people"s diets are getting worse and they are getting fatter. Hence the increasing popularity of a “fat tax”, to make unhealthy food cost more. Since Hungary led the charge in 2011 with a “chip tax” on fatty and sugary foods, other countries have followed. Britain is to join a long list next year.

译：在发达国家，人们的饮食越来越差，人也越来越胖。因此，“肥胖税”越来越受欢迎，从而使得不健康食品价格上涨。自从匈牙利在2011年率先对高脂肪和高糖食品征收“炸薯条税”之后，其他国家也纷纷效仿。下一年英国也要加入这些国家之列。 

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Since the poor both spend a higher proportion of their income on food and tend to eat less healthily, they are the main targets of such taxes. In France, for instance, adult obesity is seen in over 20% of households with monthly incomes under

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