Sugary drink tax drink tax in the 1930s (it amounted to 1.64 Danish krone per liter), but announced in 2013 that they were going to abolish it along with an equally unpopular fat tax, with the goal of creating jobs and helping the local economy. Critics claimed that the taxes were notably ineffective; to avoid the fat and sugar taxes, local retailers had complained that Danes simply went to Sweden and Germany, where prices were lower to buy butter, ice cream and soda. Denmark repealed the fat tax in January 2013 and repealed the tax on soft drinks in 2014. France first introduced
London to Brighton events Brighton seafront before finishing at Brighton Racecourse. All roads were open to other traffic, and a vehicle fire on the Mile End Road delayed a number of riders. All participants were timed from start to finish line. The published results (which included time spent a rest stops) indicated that nearly 1000 riders took part Challenge Cancer 2015 was a fund-raising bike ride in the United Kingdom organised by Macmillan Cancer Support, Breakthrough Breast Cancer, Cancer Research UK and Prostate Cancer UK. It expands on the inaugural event of the previous year by adding a second route between Manchester and Leeds.