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

Examples of actions which have had these effects include school nutrition standards in Queensland, Australia; a vending machine ban in France; a front - of - package symbol that led to product reformulation in the Netherlands; soda taxes in France and Mexico; a programme targeting retail environments in New York City, USA; a programme promoting increased water consumption in schools in Hungary; school fruit and vegetable programmes in Netherlands and Norway; a healthy marketing campaign in Los Angeles County, USA and a comprehensive nutrition and health programme in France.

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.

The introduction of a soda tax in Mexico in 2014, for instance, led to 3,000 job losses and soda consumption returned to pre-tax levels by mid-2015, thereby having no impact on public health.»

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

That gets interpreted kind of like tantamount to the soda tax in Chicago, for me,» Maddon added.

After successfully funding a campaign to pass a soda tax in Philadelphia, billionaire former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg is preparing to fund similar efforts in several other cities, giving new momentum to measures seeking to limit soft drink consumption.

The American Beverage Association spent $ 12.9 million opposing Governor David Paterson's soda tax in 2010, and the 1199 / SEIU & GNYHA Healthcare Education Project spent $ 12.8 million opposing Governor Eliot Spitzer's 2007 - 08 budget.

In every locality that has introduced a soda tax in recent years, the beverage industry has responded with the techniques of a industry that knows it has a big public relations problem.

Not exact matches

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.

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.

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.

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.

I guess I feel the same way about a liberal agenda that say that to get out of debt we have to spend more, or that my tax dollars have to pay for something I think is morally wrong (Obamacare sets up a fund to pay for late term abortions) or a government that confiscates kids lunches, or tells me how much soda I can drink, or uses my tax money to choose winners and losers (mostly losers but Obma doners) in energy production that produces no energy yet we are sitting on more coal and oil than any other nation on the planet.

Small measures required as Philadelphia soda tax adds up Philadelphia's soda tax came into force on Sunday, and is reportedly causing a stir in the city's check - out aisles.

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.

«Mexico's soda tax had a devastating effect on the economy, costing 10,000 jobs in the beverage industry and ultimately had no positive impact on calorie intake.

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.

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.

And there are also many, many things we could be doing to encourage children's acceptance of healthier school meals: imposing meaningful restrictions on children's junk food advertising; requiring food education in schools — not just nutrition education, but offering kids a real understanding of our food system, and overtly inoculating them against the allure of hyper - processed and fast food; teaching all children basic cooking skills; getting more gardens into schools; encouraging restaurants to ditch the standard breaded - and - fried children's menu; imposing taxes on soda (and even junk food); improving food access; and so much more.

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.

She makes the common sense argument that failing to pay for more healthful meals up front will only result in higher health care costs on the back end, and she considers a variety of ways to pay for universal lunch, such as a tax on soda or soda advertising, an increase in the capital gains tax, or by reducing income guarantees and price supports to producers of corn and soy.

Watch as BBC Daily Politics host Andrew Neil gets his hat handed to him — ever so politely - by a 10 - year - old girl named Charlotte in a debate over soda taxes and policies to curb unhealthy foods in... [Continue reading]

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In Washington, the companies doubled their lobbying expenditures to $ 175 million during the first three years of the Obama administration, Reuters found, and defeated «soda tax» proposals in 24 stateIn Washington, the companies doubled their lobbying expenditures to $ 175 million during the first three years of the Obama administration, Reuters found, and defeated «soda tax» proposals in 24 statein 24 states.

This partnership was widely interpreted as a ploy to stave off the kind of soda tax and cap initiatives proposed by the Bloomberg administration in New York City.

Meanwhile, things that could address systemic problems and save the city and state real money, including public pension reform, get shouldered off the road in favor of transient quick fixes like taxes on soda and cigarettes.

The union has been heavily involved in policy battles at the state Capitol over the past year, weighing on the fight against both the soda tax and wine - in - grocery stores (both dead for the time being).

He said he isn't thrilled with the tax on clothing and would prefer the soda tax, but the fact that he didn't even include that is in latest extender bills (which, by the way, won't be delivered until tomorrow) seems to indicate he knows that's a nonstarter with the Legislature.

They discuss Governor Paterson's freshly unveiled budget, including some unpopular cutbacks in education and some $ 1 billion in new taxes, including taxes on soda.

Groups involved in the fight over the soda tax and wine in grocery stores contributed more than $ 1 million into the campaign coffers of lawmakers over the past six months.

And is a dead ringer for orange soda (on which, in spite of former Gov. David Paterson's best efforts, there is still no so - called «fat» tax).

Former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg, Bloomberg, who tried — and failed — to ban over-sized sodas in the Big Apple, and provided millions of dollars to support successful soda - tax initiatives in Mexico and Berkeley, Calif., is now backing a campaign to pass a sugary - drinks tax in Philadelphia.

In addition, the new proposed tax would eliminate the current sales tax on diet sodas as well as on bottled water, the Times reported.

[26][27][28][29][30][31] In late 2008, Young Americans for Liberty, with the endorsement of Rep. Paul, organized a protest called the Binghamton Tea Party for January 24 of the following year where participants dressing in Native American costumes and dumping soft drinks into New York's Susquehanna River, as a protest of former NY Governor David Paterson's proposed 18 % tax increase on sodIn late 2008, Young Americans for Liberty, with the endorsement of Rep. Paul, organized a protest called the Binghamton Tea Party for January 24 of the following year where participants dressing in Native American costumes and dumping soft drinks into New York's Susquehanna River, as a protest of former NY Governor David Paterson's proposed 18 % tax increase on sodin Native American costumes and dumping soft drinks into New York's Susquehanna River, as a protest of former NY Governor David Paterson's proposed 18 % tax increase on soda.

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.

And a 1cent tax on sugary sodas could produce $ 400 million in revenue.

And Mr. Paterson's plan to raise $ 465 million from a new tax on sodas is facing stiff opposition in the Legislature.

Pepsi played a major role in shooting down Gov. David Paterson's proposed soda tax, the News reported.

A tax on sugar - sweetened beverages such as sodas, energy drinks, sweet teas and sports drinks could reduce obesity in adolescents, and exercise promotion, such as after - school physical activity programs, could impact younger children in the fight against fat.

A tax on sugar - sweetened beverages such as sodas, energy drinks, sweet teas, and sports drinks would reduce obesity in adolescents more than other policies, such as exercise or an advertising ban, and would also generate significant revenue for additional obesity prevention activities, say researchers writing in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

His short animation on the topic of applying taxes to sugary beverages gets directly to the point... and the point is bad news for the giants in the soda industry.

These new study results differ from those of a working paper on Berkeley soda prices published in August, which suggested that a smaller proportion of the tax was passed through to the retail price of soda.

To establish a baseline comparison, researchers collected data on most beverage prices in fall 2014, before the soda tax was passed.

Tax proponents expected the extra cost to result in higher prices for shoppers, which would discourage soda consumption.

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