Denmark Gives up on Fat Tax

Denmark has decided to abolish it's fat tax.

In October of 2011, the country began adding a tax to any food with saturated fat levels of more than 2.3%.

That included dairy produce, meat, and processed foods.

Their goal was to reduce obesity in the country, by making being fat, more expensive.

But the move backfired, as the cost of the tax caused food prices to go up, putting jobs at risk.

Danes were also avoiding the tax, by crossing over into Germany to buy foods.

Several supermarket chains have already said they will reduce the price of foods, as soon as the tax is gone.

It is not exactly clear when Denmark will be removing the tax, but the government has pledged to do so.

The country has also announced that it will give up on a planned sugar tax.