- Earlier this year lawmakers in Nebraska proposed a bill (LB170) which would end the state’s sales tax exemption for soda and candy. Currently, all food and beverages except
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Washington Senate Proposes Statewide Tax on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
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- 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
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Soda Tax Debate Continues
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- The effectiveness of taxing sugar-sweetened beverages to reduce the amount of sugar consumed has been the subject of debate for several years. As we’ve previously reported on this blog,
Post-Election, Oregon and Washington’s Proposed Soda Tax Bans Reach Different Results
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- 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
Washington and Oregon to Vote on Soda and Food Tax Bans
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- Washington State Initiative 1634 would ban local taxes on groceries. The initiative defines groceries as “any raw or processed food or beverage, or any ingredient thereof, intended for human consumption
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Will Pennsylvania Join Other States in Banning Local Soda Taxes?
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- The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has upheld a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages approved by the Philadelphia city council in 2016 (see previous blogs here, here and here for background information
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WHO Panel Holds Back on Calling for Sugary Drink Tax
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- An independent panel advising the World Health Organization (WHO) did not recommend taxing sugary drinks in a report, titled, “A Time to Deliver.” While the report, released June 1,
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Pennsylvania House Committee Passes Soda Tax Preemption Bill (subscription to Law360 required)
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- As previously covered on this blog, Philadelphia enacted a 1.5-cent-per-ounce tax on distributors of sweetened beverages (including soda and diet soda, non-100% fruit drinks; sports drinks; flavored water; energy
Opposing Views and Uncertain Future for the Philadelphia Soda Tax
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15 Months In, Philly Still Plagued With Soda Tax Uncertainties (subscription to Law360 required)
- As previously covered on this blog, Philadelphia’s 1.5-cent-per-ounce tax on distributors of sweetened beverages (including
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Soda Tax Battles Continue into 2018
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- As our readers are aware, sweetened beverage taxes have been in the spotlight for several years now. In November 2016, voters in three California cities and in Boulder, Colorado passed