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Seattle Passes Tax On Sugary Beverages
- Seattle Times, Wednesday, June 7, 2017 8:01 AM
Seattle has approved a tax on distributors of sugary drinks. The money collected — 1.75 cents per ounce — will be used to provide access to nutritious foods in low-income neighborhoods and communities of color where soda companies market heavily to children and where more people struggle with sugar-linked health problems such as obesity and diabetes.
