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Stephen Jardine stands in. Should there be a fat tax on plus size clothing?

Some high street retailers have been accused of imposing a "fat tax" after a shopper discovered a pair of trousers from its plus-size Curves range on sale for 15 per cent more than an apparently identical pair from the main collection. Tam Fry, from the National Obesity Forum, says that higher price tags were a 'good incentive' for women to stay below a size 18.
Should there be a fat tax on plus size clothing?

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