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Saul Ewing LLP

Philadelphia Enacts Soda Tax

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On Thursday, June 16, 2016, the Philadelphia City Council passed Bill No. 16017601, known colloquially as the “Soda Tax.” This ordinance imposes a tax of 1.5 cents per ounce on any sugar- or artificially-sweetened beverage...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Philadelphia Targets Sweetened Beverages for New Revenue; Imposes First Big-City Soda Tax

On Thursday Philadelphia became the first major U.S. city to approve a tax on sodas and other sweetened beverages. In enacting Bill Number 16017601, the Council added a new Chapter 19-4100 to the city code, which imposes a...more

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