Yves Daudigny Explained

Yves Daudigny
Office:Member of the French Senate for Aisne
Term Start:1 October 2008
Birth Date:23 February 1947
Birth Place:Chavignon, Aisne Department, France
Nationality:French
Party:Socialist Party
Profession:Teacher

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

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]

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  1. News: Willsher. Kim. France's 'Nutella amendment' causes big fat international row. The Guardian.