Yves Daudigny

Yves Daudigny (born 23 February, 1947) is a French politician and member of the Senate of France. He represents the Aisne départment, in Picardy, and is a member of the Socialist Party.

Yves Daudigny
Member of the French Senate for Aisne
Assumed office
1 October 2008
Personal details
Born (1947-02-23) 23 February 1947
Chavignon, Aisne Department, France
NationalityFrench
Political partySocialist Party
ProfessionTeacher

Daudigny is best known for his proposal to introduce a controversial 300% tax increase on palm oil, dubbed "the Nutella Tax" by the media because palm oil is one of the main ingredients in Nutella.[1]

Notes
  1. Willsher, Kim. "France's 'Nutella amendment' causes big fat international row". The Guardian.

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