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by kebman 1622 days ago
How much are sodas taxed in Seattle? Maybe I missed something but I couldn't find it in the article.

Does the soda tax go towards increasing public health services in the region?

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It is a sugar tax, not a soda tax. All drinks, that are sweetened with a caloric sugar based sweetener that are not milk based, are taxed. There are a few other exceptions such as alcohol, 100% fruit juice and anything with calories fewer than 40 per 120 ozs.

The majority of the proceeds are supposed to go into expanding access to healthy food a well as education, asking other things

1.75 cents/oz.