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Similar to how tobacco companies are held accountable for selling products with known adverse health risks by paying “user fees” to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, sugary drink taxes force beverage companies to be held responsible for some of the costs of diabetes and other illnesses exacerbated by their products.
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A study on the effects of Berkeley’s soda tax found that the tax has discouraged residents from purchasing sugar-sweetened beverages, but it hasn’t negatively impacted the local businesses that sell it.
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After voting last month to allocate the Measure D, or “soda tax,” revenue to schools and community organizations, Berkeley City Council and the city beverage commission will plan in the coming months how to disburse tax revenue in the 2017-18 fiscal year.
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A city-appointed commission of sugar-sweetened beverage experts met Thursday to present the total amount of revenue collected from a municipal soda tax since its implementation.
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A city-appointed commission of sugar-sweetened beverage experts met Thursday evening at the South Berkeley Senior Center to discuss recommendations for the allocation of funds collected from a municipal “soda tax.”
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The month after 11 Berkeley property owners began raising funds for a political action committee and legal defense fund, Mayor Tom Bates drew criticism after a video from December came to public attention showing him encouraging the move.
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Passed in November, Berkeley’s so-called “soda tax” is the first of its kind in the United States. The 1-cent-per-ounce tax on the distribution of sugary beverages brought in $116,000 in funds in March. We at the Clog think this is definitely a step in the right direction toward ending the
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Finance committees for the ballot measures of last November’s elections ultimately spent more than $3 million, according to campaign disclosure documents filed this month.
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Colloquially known as the “soda tax,” Berkeley’s 1-cent per ounce tax on distributors of sodas and sugary drinks passed in November of last year. With such a tax in place, city retailers will ultimately have the choice of whether to pay the tax themselves or raise the price of their products.
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In between victory speeches, Yes on D campaigners were already gearing up to begin implementing the nation’s first “soda tax” the day after Berkeley voters overwhelmingly passed the measure.
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