Soda and Food Tax

Washington Senate Proposes Statewide Tax on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages

Posted on March 3, 2021

Washington state senators have introduced Senate Bill 5371 (SB 5371), which would impart a tax of $0.0175 per ounce on sugar-sweetened beverages that have more than 20 calories in a

Posted on November 14, 2018

As previously reported on this blog, Oregon and Washington state residents headed to the polls on November 6, 2018 to vote on initiatives that would preemptively ban new soda

Posted on July 5, 2017

As previously covered on this blog, a number of local jurisdictions throughout the U.S. – like Berkeley, CA; Philadelphia, PA; San Francisco, CA; Oakland, CA; and Boulder, CO –

Posted on May 9, 2017

As we predicted on this blog in November 2016, more jurisdictions have now followed the lead of cities like Berkeley, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Oakland and Boulder by introducing legislation to…
Continue Reading More Sweetened Beverage Taxes Proposed As Voters Reject Others

Posted on April 18, 2017

As previously covered on this blog, a number of local jurisdictions throughout the U.S. have sought to implement a “soda tax”. (See our February 27, 2017 blog and November 15,