Sentences with phrase «soda tax»

The study, authors note, offers several advantages over previous research on soda taxes in other nations.

The mayor has portrayed the controversial soda tax as a great source of revenue with which to do fabulous things for the city, rather than a benefit for public health.

The study comes as other cities around the country are considering their own soda tax measures.

In response to «Employment Impact of Sugar - Sweetened Beverage Taxes,» a study on the economic impact of soda taxes in Illinois and California published in the American Journal of Public Health, the American Beverage Association issued the following statement:

PHILLY PASSES SODA TAX TO FUND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, PRE-K Last week, Philadelphia became the first major U.S. city to pass a tax on sugary drinks, and the money raised will help fund community schools, pre-k programs, parks, recreation centers and libraries.

Non-linear effects of soda taxes on consumption and weight outcomes [i], published in the US publication Health Economics casts serious doubt on the effectiveness of imposing a tax on sugar - sweetened beverages to curb obesity.

Yes, say some US legislators, who have bitten the bullet and introduced soda tax legislation into the US House of Representatives.

The repeal followed a similar legislative defeat in Santa Fe, New Mexico earlier in the year and was seen at the time as a loss of momentum for soda tax advocates.

April 4, 2017 • The American Beverage Association and local businesses are suing to to abolish the Philadelphia soda tax.

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Beverage Association, called Cheh's soda tax proposal «nothing short of a money grab from the working families and citizens of the District of Columbia.»

But the legislation got a sharp rebuke in Chicago last year when lawmakers in Cook County repealed what had been the U.S.'s largest soda tax.

At a conference last Thursday, PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi sat down with the New York Times» Andrew Ross Sorkin and spoke about topics ranging from soda taxes to what she learned from Steve Jobs before he died.

They were more successful in defeating a similar soda tax in San Francisco after spending more money in the effort.

«No matter how you look at it, soda taxes mean fewer jobs.

The National Soft Drink Producers Association, which includes Coca - Cola Femsa SAB and Arca Continental SAB, Latin America's biggest Coca - Cola bottlers, estimates that a 1 peso per - liter soda tax would result in the loss of 20,000 jobs, from workers who cut sugar cane to those in factories.

The New York Times reports this morning on a notable reversal by Save the Children, which had previously been a leading organization in the pursuit of state soda taxes as a way to combat childhood obesity.

Officials said the program, estimated to cost as much as $ 23 million over four years, could be paid for through a citywide soda tax.

They're talking soda taxes and the struggles in school cafeterias.

The biggest spender was the American Beverage Association that doled out a whopping $ 12.9 million to oppose the proposed soda tax championed by former DOH Commissioner Richard Daines, who passed away last weekend.

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is offering his congratulations to Philadelphia's city council, which overwhelmingly voted to pass a new soda tax.

The so - called soda tax, which the Paterson administration estimates would add $ 815 million to the state's badly depleted coffers (and keep NYers healthier) will get another chance at passage in another special legislative session called for Wednesday to deal with the state budget, which is four months late.

MANHATTAN — Gov. David Paterson is trying a new approach to sweeten the deal for lawmakers to pass his statewide soda tax.

Cook County Commissioner John Daley announced Thursday he'll vote to repeal the controversial soda tax, dealing a serious blow to Board President Toni Preckwinkle's attempt to keep it in place.

State Senator Jeff Klein wants to see non-diet sodas taxed, with the money going towards tax relief for homeowners.

A new study finds that Berkeley's soda tax led to higher retail prices of sugary drinks sold in the city.

«Berkeley soda tax fizzles out.»

On Nov. 8, the California cities of Albany, Oakland and San Francisco, as well as Boulder, Colo., will be voting on whether to institute soda taxes.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention listed decreasing the intake of such drinks among its main obesity prevention tactics in 2009, and some states and cities, like New York City and California already are thinking about such soda taxes.

The researchers estimate that putting a penny - per - ounce soda tax on sweetened drinks could prevent almost 8,000 strokes, 100,000 instances of heart disease, as well as 26,000 deaths each year.

Democrat Alma Anaya running for an open seat who opposed any future soda taxes, and who had only nominal opposition, received $ 50,000 from the soda PAC front group.

While the idea for a stand - alone soda tax was tabled in Washington, D.C., the district did extend the sales tax, from which non-alcoholic beverages were previously exempt, to the drinks.

The former New York City mayor, who's adamant about his political independence and gives to Republicans and Democrats who align with positions he wants, comes into Election Day having donated more than $ 65 million — overwhelmingly to issue campaigns for local gun control and soda tax measures, but also to 18 individual candidates.

Non-linear effects of soda taxes on consumption and weight outcome [1], published in the US publication Health Economics casts serious doubt on the effectiveness of imposing a tax on sugar - sweetened beverages to curb obesity.

Advocates for soda taxes have struggled in recent years to win over constituents whole - heartedly, but new research may give their cause a big boost.

I might also support incentives and disincentives that push people in the right direction, like soda taxes, although I haven't thought that through fully.

As I explained in my July discussion of Richmond's proposed soda tax, regulations make it easier for people to eat healthfully without having to think about it.

[1] Fletcher, J. M., Frisvold, D. E. and Tefft, N. (2014), NON-LINEAR EFFECTS OF SODA TAXES ON CONSUMPTION AND WEIGHT OUTCOMES.

As higher costs are passed on to consumers, supporters aim to put a dent in sales, as was the case in Berkeley, where according to public health officials retail purchases of sugar - sweetened beverages dropped nearly 10 % during the first year of that city's soda tax.

Beverage makers have largely weathered such taxes in places like Mexico, which introduced a soda tax in 2014, as sales of other products including water rise.

Soft drinks — as the Daily News found out — dehydrate, creating more thirst and desire to drink more soda, and many cities have created a soda tax, making these beverages costly.

American cities like Berkeley, Boulder, Seattle, and Philadelphia have already put in place some version of the soda tax, which is aimed at reducing obesity.

Internationally, the U.K. is due to impose a levy on sugary drinks starting this Friday, and in Mexico, the soda tax has already caused a 17 % decrease in purchases from lower - income groups, reports The Lancet.

You think Amazon doesn't know about the soda tax?

Of course, soda taxes are usually attacked on grounds of infringement on personal liberty.

«They say the soda tax is about my health, but they aren't fooling people.»