date:Aug 31, 2012
The fat tax has been widely blamed for costing food manufacturing jobs and driving Danish consumers to cross the Danish/German border to stock up on tax-free foods.
Tax was applied at the rate of 1.70 (16 Krone) per kg of saturated fat on a range of food products including butter, milk, pizzas, oils, meats and pre-cooked foods.
From the beginning of next year the government had planned to tax sugar in products such as confectionery, yogurts and jams.
The plans were revealed on Tuesday August