Scottish doctor urges “fat tax” on chocolate

In Scotland, nearly one in four people are obese, and chocolate is a root cause of increasing obesity.

"If the British government is serious, they should tax chocolate
in the same way as they tax alcohol," David Walker, a family
doctor in Airdrie, western Scotland, proposed the motion. The
Scottish doctors' conference in Glasgow on March 12 defeated the
motion to tax chocolate by just two votes.

"Chocolate
should be treated with respect — it should be treated as a luxury
item, a special treat," Walker said.