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This article is from 2015. Since then, Philly was able to pass a "soda tax" which went into effect Jan 2017. In it's first year, it raised $78.8M. https://www
by di 9y ago
This article is from 2015.
Since then, Philly was able to pass a "soda tax" which went into effect Jan 2017. In it's first year, it raised $78.8M.
https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2018/01/26/philly-beverage-tax-soda-tax-pbt-2017-year-revenue.html https://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2018/01/26/phi...
- taeric 9y agoIt is surprising to me that this is being shown as a failure. That seems like pretty decent revenue, all told. Curious to know what the cost to the city was.
- bluedino 9y agoI was in Chicago last summer and they had the now-repealed soda tax, or whatever they called it. A penny per ounce. So my fountain drink was something like an extra 16 cents. Why? 16 cents on a $2.99 drink isn't going to make anyone think twice. It even applied to diet soft drinks that contained no sugar!