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The City’s Meals Tax is managed by the Department of Finance’s Business Unit. The Meals Tax (also known as the Food and Beverage or Prepared Food Tax) is a portion of the City’s excise tax types commonly referred to a...
In 2012, just before the city of Richmond began voting on a soda tax, a study was presented at a conference held by the American Public Health Association regarding the potential effects of such a tax in California.
Experts analyze the impact of sugar tax proposals, including soda tax and sugar-sweetened beverages SSB tax, on global health and obesity.
Several cities in the United States and countries worldwide have implemented soda taxes to combat the rising global health crisis of obesity and diabetes. These taxes are meant to discourage the consumption of sugary ...
In 2021, state-level soda taxes were proposed by legislators or supported by governors in several states—including Hawaii, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and West Virginia —but no state enacted a soda tax that year.
This article delves into the economic impacts on consumers across states like California, New York, and Philadelphia, showcasing various tax structures and their consequences.
The city council subsequently voted to place the soda tax on the November ballot. The measure would raise an estimated $2 million to $8 million, which advocates want to fund obesity programs, school fruit and vegetabl...
For Doug Deaver, Richmond’s proposed cent-per-ounce soda tax would mean more paperwork and less profit. While city politicians argue over public health, government overreach and the influence of outside money, Deaver,...
Council members and city officials have been working hard the past two weeks to come up with some solutions for local businesses and tax payers, City Council President Kristen Nye tells Axios.
So, just so someone doesn’t miss the arguments of Richmond’s local soda tax detractors, here they are. I believe they are at least partially inaccurate and draw lots of unsupported conclusions, but you will hear them ...
