Sugar tax
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Philadelphia
After two years, the summary[1]
Philadelphia’s soda tax, implemented in 2017, comes to 1.5 cents per ounce, equal to a hefty $1 tax on a typical $1.56, two-liter bottle. The city included artificially sweetened “diet” sodas in the tax, while excluding sugary fruit juices. The city government admitted the tax was about raising revenues, not just making people healthier.[1]
- The rich simply bought where the tax wasn't being implemented
- The poor simply paid the extra
- No overall change in consumption
References
- ↑ a b Philly residents defy the city’s controversial ‘soda tax’ - Market Watch