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humor The Chaser 2026-05-19

Fish & Chip Shop's 50-Cent Sauce Fee Declared 'Death Tax' By Outraged Media

In a journalistic triumph, reporters have bravely exposed a fish and chip shop's audacious 50-cent charge for sauce, dubbing it a 'death tax' worthy of Karl Marx. Apparently, missing out on that extra 50 cents for your heirs constitutes financial ruin.


<p>Other outlets have decided all future references to sauce will be framed with 'the fish and chip shop claims there isn't a death tax'.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://chaser.com.au/general-news/news-corp-claims-fish-chip-shop-charging-for-sauce-packets-is-a-death-tax/">News Corp claims fish &amp; chip shop charging for sauce packets is a &#8216;death tax&#8217;</a> appeared first on <a href="https://chaser.com.au">The Chaser</a>.</p> <p>News Corp has slammed the allegedly &#8216;radical&#821...

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