soft drink tax
Sugary beverage surcharge
A soft drink tax is a levy on sugary beverages—sodas, energy drinks, sweetened teas—intended to discourage consumption and reduce obesity rates.
Also called a soda tax or sugar tax.
Proponents argue it improves public health; opponents call it regressive since it falls harder on lower-income consumers.
The city's soft drink tax added twelve cents per can.
- sodaCarbonated soft drink
- sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener
- high fructose corn syrupProcessed corn-based sweetener
- obesityExcess body fat condition
- levyCompulsory government charge
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