A fat tax on junk food should be introduced to cut childhood obesity, Professor Sir Chris Whitty has told the Government. The chief medical officer used his annual report to call for a new levy on ...

particularly the widespread availability of foods high in fat, sugar, and salt (HFSS). Whitty said “the food environment in parts of cities entrenches inequalities in health and promotes obesity”.

Chris Snowdon, the head of lifestyle economics at the Institute of Economic Affairs, told The Telegraph newspaper today: “Public sector fat cats like Chris Whitty are obsessed with taxing the poor.