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单词 fat tax
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Definition of fat tax in English:

fat tax

noun
informal
  • A proposed tax on foods or drinks judged to be unhealthy and whose consumption is believed to be linked to rising obesity levels.

    critics say a fat tax would hit the poor hardest because they spend 30 per cent of their income on food
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But it would be a mistake to drop his "fat tax" on soda liquid candy, as health advocates call it.
    • And soda drinkers in New York State face the threat of paying what's being called a fat tax.
    • And to make us stop eating them, we could have a "fat tax".
    • Could education be a better alternative to a fat tax?
    • Good job the new fat tax hasn't been introduced yet!
    • Last week a study suggested that a so-called fat tax could save more than 3,000 lives a year.
    • It is expected to pour cold water on Downing Street plans to subsidise gym membership and impose a 'fat tax' on unhealthy foods.
    • He mentions that a "fat tax" has already been proposed in which foods would be taxed in proportion to their fat content.
    • But opponents are calling it a fat tax.
    • One is for a fat tax to promote decreased consumption of unhealthful foods.
    • He said he would support the introduction of a fat tax if it promoted a healthier diet.
    • For example, he is for a fat tax, not a flat tax, a fat tax, taxing people who eat too much.
    • Taxation on cigarettes could be translated into a "fat tax" on high sugar drinks and fatty foods, it was claimed.
    • He is attracted to the idea of a "fat tax" on unhealthy food.
    • The Health Minister has ruled out the introduction of a 'fat tax' on junk food in the near future.
    • You know, we want to talk about why a fat tax, a tax on foods that make you fat, just might curb America's appetite for junk food.
    • New Labour ministers have floated the idea of a "fat tax" on high calorie foods to stem the rise of obesity.
    • Ireland is to consider a "fat tax" on foods thought to be contributing to rising levels of obesity.
    • There's a related idea cooking in Washington: a fat tax.
    • A leaked Downing Street report last week floated the idea of a "fat tax" on unhealthy food targeting full-fat milk, cheese and butter.
 
 

Definition of fat tax in US English:

fat tax

noun
informal
  • A tax on foods or drinks considered unhealthy and whose consumption is believed to be linked to rising rates of obesity.

    critics say a fat tax would hit the poor hardest because they spend 30 per cent of their income on food
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There's a related idea cooking in Washington: a fat tax.
    • Could education be a better alternative to a fat tax?
    • And soda drinkers in New York State face the threat of paying what's being called a fat tax.
    • Taxation on cigarettes could be translated into a "fat tax" on high sugar drinks and fatty foods, it was claimed.
    • Good job the new fat tax hasn't been introduced yet!
    • One is for a fat tax to promote decreased consumption of unhealthful foods.
    • A leaked Downing Street report last week floated the idea of a "fat tax" on unhealthy food targeting full-fat milk, cheese and butter.
    • But it would be a mistake to drop his "fat tax" on soda liquid candy, as health advocates call it.
    • He said he would support the introduction of a fat tax if it promoted a healthier diet.
    • Last week a study suggested that a so-called fat tax could save more than 3,000 lives a year.
    • And to make us stop eating them, we could have a "fat tax".
    • It is expected to pour cold water on Downing Street plans to subsidise gym membership and impose a 'fat tax' on unhealthy foods.
    • The Health Minister has ruled out the introduction of a 'fat tax' on junk food in the near future.
    • New Labour ministers have floated the idea of a "fat tax" on high calorie foods to stem the rise of obesity.
    • For example, he is for a fat tax, not a flat tax, a fat tax, taxing people who eat too much.
    • He is attracted to the idea of a "fat tax" on unhealthy food.
    • Ireland is to consider a "fat tax" on foods thought to be contributing to rising levels of obesity.
    • But opponents are calling it a fat tax.
    • You know, we want to talk about why a fat tax, a tax on foods that make you fat, just might curb America's appetite for junk food.
    • He mentions that a "fat tax" has already been proposed in which foods would be taxed in proportion to their fat content.
 
 
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