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Taxes on sugar-sweetened drinks drive decline in consumption

After excise taxes were placed on sugary beverages, purchases declined dramatically and steadily across five American cities.

World Bank Global SSB Tax Database

The Global SSB Tax Database is an open-access repository of standardized data on sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax designs worldwide.

Sugary Drink Tax Prompts Substantial Decline in Purchases | SPH

A new study has found that sugary drink purchases declined by 33 percent following the implementation of a sugar-sweetened beverage tax in five US cities.

How do state and local soda taxes work? - Tax Policy Center

A "soda tax" is generally imposed as a per ounce excise tax on drinks sweetened with sugar. No state currently levies taxes on soda alone, but a few localities ...

Sugar-sweetened beverage taxes: Emerging evidence on a new ...

Current evidence suggests that SSB taxes are associated with increased prices of taxed beverages and reduced sales and purchases.

Sugary Drink Taxes | UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health

They reduce sales of sugary drinks. They need to promote equity. After engaging in a year-long participatory process, the Workgroup has released its policy ...

Soda Tax | TaxEDU Glossary

A soda tax is an excise tax on sugary drinks. Most soda taxes apply a flat rate per ounce of a sugar-sweetened beverage.

Sugary drink tax - Wikipedia

A sugary drink tax, soda tax, or sweetened beverage tax (SBT) is a tax or surcharge (food-related fiscal policy) designed to reduce consumption of sweetened ...

Sugary drink tax improves health, lowers health care costs

According to the study publishing April 18 in PLOS Medicine, purchases of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) dropped 26.8%—compared to similar ...

Sweetened Beverage Tax - Cook County

Cook County Sweetened Beverage TaxOn November 10, 2016, the Cook County Board of Commissioners passed the Cook County Sweetened Beverage Tax Ordinance.

Taxing sugar-sweetened beverages as a policy to reduce ...

In eight of the thirteen studies selected, a positive effect of an SSB tax on decreasing overweight and obesity prevalence was expected. It is estimated that a ...

Global report on the use of sugar-sweetened beverage taxes, 2023

This report provides a global assessment of taxes applied to sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). It describes and qualitatively compares their ...

CALIFORNIA: A Sugary Drink Excise Tax - CHOICES Project

1. American Public Health Association Taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages. 2012. 2. Falbe J, Rojas N, Grummon AH, ...

Philadelphia Beverage Tax (PBT) | Services

The tax covers the distribution of sweetened beverages intended for resale in Philadelphia. Sweetened beverages. A sweetened beverage refers to ...

Sweetened Beverage Tax - City Finance - Seattle.gov

Tax rate. The standard tax rate for the sweetened beverage tax is $.0175 per ounce. There is a reduced tax rate for certified manufacturers. That rate is $.01 ...

Countries that have taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs)

Over 50 countries have implemented taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages.

Sugar Sweetened Beverage Tax | City of Boulder

Overview. The Sugar Sweetened Beverage Distribution Tax places a two cents per ounce excise tax on the distribution of beverages with added sugar and other ...

Changes in Prices and Purchases Following Implementation of ...

Question What changes occurred in sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) prices and purchase volume after SSB taxes were implemented in 5 large US ...

Taxes on sugary drinks: Why do it? - IRIS

On average, a single can of a sugary drink contains around 40 grams of free sugars 2 (equivalent to around 10 teaspoons of table sugar). 1 Sugary drinks are ...

Centering Equity in Sugary Drink Tax Policy - Healthy Food America

Taxation is one of the most effective policies for reducing sales and purchases of sweetened beverages, which are a leading cause of diabetes, heart disease, ...