French Mull Higher Taxes on Salty, Fatty & Sugary Foods

France is considering raising taxes on foods that are “trop gras, trop sucrés, trop salés qui ne sont pas de stricte nécessité” — too fatty, too sugary, too salty and not strictly necessary — reports the French newspaper Les Echoes.
The proposal, which would raise the value-added tax on some foods, to 19.6% from 5.5%, is [...]