date:Jul 17, 2012
So called fat taxes, affecting confectionery were implemented in Denmark, Finland and Hungary in 2011, which CAOBISCO argues has damaged the EU market.
CAOBISCO's members include major confectionery player such as Mars, Ferrero, Kraft/Cadbury and Nestl.
Discriminatory
Our Industry has expressed its serious concerns about this alarming trend,said the organisation.
Measures such as the so-called sugar tax or fat tax constitute discriminatory fiscal measures, posing serious problems of compat