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Seminar hears Irish government could cash in with fat tax levy

Ireland to follow lead set by New York state

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PATRICK COUNIHAN,
IrishCentral Contributing Writer
Published Monday, October 15, 2012, 7:16 AM
Updated Monday, October 15, 2012, 9:27 AM

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Irish Government could raise millions in tax on saturated fat in food products
Irish Government could raise millions in tax on saturated fat in food products
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Figures from 2003 show in-patient hospital costs for obesity-related illnesses were $40million.

Collins said: “It would not be a complicated tax. Either you have saturated fat or you don’t. If you do it is taxed at one level or another level.”

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merefalow | Oct 16, 2012, 04:22 AM EDT
parents with fat kids should be fined or given parenting classes in nutrition,unless there is a glandular or medical reason for their progenies obesity.

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merefalow | Oct 15, 2012, 04:37 PM EDT
brilliant,solve your debt problem overnight.

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BrianO | Oct 15, 2012, 09:21 AM EDT
Any excuse for a tax, legal theft.

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