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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

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Soda Tax Debate Continues

Posted on March 26, 2019

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,

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Post-Election, Oregon and Washington’s Proposed Soda Tax Bans Reach Different Results

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

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Washington and Oregon to Vote on Soda and Food Tax Bans

Posted on October 16, 2018

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?

Posted on July 24, 2018

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

Posted on June 5, 2018

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)

Posted on May 2, 2018

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

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Opposing Views and Uncertain Future for the Philadelphia Soda Tax

Posted on March 12, 2018

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

Posted on January 2, 2018

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

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Philly Sweetened Beverage Tax Under Fire

Posted on October 18, 2017

As previously covered on this blog, on June 16, 2016, the Philadelphia city council voted 13-4 to approve a 1.5-cent-per-ounce tax on sugar-sweetened beverages. The tax – which took

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