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Posts Tagged: Soda Taxes

Philadelphia won the pop tax battle. But in Cook County and across US, Big Soda is winning the war.

January 31, 2020

Tags: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Soda Taxes, state preemption

Chicago Tribune, Laura McCrystal, January 30, 2020- When Philadelphia became the first big U.S. city to pass a soda tax in 2016, the rest of the country was watching. Mayor Jim Kenney basked in a national spotlight, appearing on CNN as even presidential candidates weighed in on the issue. And …

The District may approve one of the nation’s highest taxes on sugary drinks

October 8, 2019

Tags: local control, Soda Taxes, Washington D.C.

Washington Post, Fenit Nirappil, October 7, 2019- A majority of the D.C. Council wants to impose one of the highest taxes on sugary drinks in the nation, driving up the cost of a soda in the capital city. A bill announced Monday would levy a 1.5 cent-per-ounce excise tax on …

Consumption of Artificially Sweetened-Drinks Drops Following New Beverage Tax

August 21, 2019

Tags: local control, Pennsylvania, Soda Taxes

Express Keeper, Rushikesh Khetmalis, August 19, 2019- According to a team of researchers from Penn Medicine, the consumption rate of sugary drinks dropped by 38%, which is a decrease in purchase of one billion ounces of, that’s approximately 83 million cans of soda, in the Philadelphia area alone. Artificially sweetened, …

The sugary-drink tax is working in Seattle, but will it curb soda sales?

August 19, 2019

Tags: Healthy Kids, Soda Taxes, Washington

The Seattle Times, Jim Krieger, August 18, 2019- Seattle is well into its second year of the Sweetened Beverage Tax. Based on what we’ve learned so far, the tax is functioning as intended on its first goal: Growing programs that increase healthy food access and support for child health and …

Drink less soda? The sugar tax is Seattle’s fastest-growing revenue source for 2019

July 24, 2019

Tags: Seattle, Soda Taxes, Washington

The Seattle Times, Danny Westneat, July 24, 2019- Something sure seems off with Seattle’s experiment with the soda tax. A telltale sign is that they’re in a “nasty spat” down at City Hall about all the extra money it’s spinning off. What the mayor and City Council suddenly are warring over …

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