Best Practices in Designing Local Taxes on Sugary Drinks is a guide to help communities design sugary drink taxes for the maximum benefit. It identifies critical policy considerations such as …

All per unit soda taxes in the United States are based on an eligible drink’s volume and not its sugar content. That is, an eight-ounce drink with two teaspoons of sugar (e.g., iced tea) is …

Jul 4, 2025 · Should sugary drinks be taxed? How much tax is too much? Explore the pros and cons of taxing sugary drinks and the potential impact on public health.

A sugary drink tax, soda tax, or sweetened beverage tax (SBT) [1][2][3] is a tax or surcharge (food-related fiscal policy) designed to reduce consumption of sweetened beverages by …

May 30, 2025 · The two cents per fluid ounce tax on sugary beverages was approved by voters in November 2024 and went into effect May 1.

While numerous cities nationwide have adopted sugary drink taxes to address these challenges, the beverage industry has successfully blocked many local efforts to regulate them. In 2018, …

Jan 4, 2024 · The price increase and purchase decreases appeared immediately after the taxes were implemented and continued to be sustained months later. At the same time, there was …

Dec 30, 2024 · Learn how this affects your purchases, especially during events, and explore the public health implications of soda consumption trends. Gain insights into how other states …

A 2014 tax on sugary drinks in Mexico led to an average 10% price increase. That price increase was associated with a 3% reduction in overweight and obesity prevalence among adolescent …

Jul 28, 2025 · Soda and sugary drinks have been linked to a range of adverse health issues, from weight gain and obesity to cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. As a result, there have …