Post by Logan on Mar 1, 2016 15:26:43 GMT -6
Mayor Kenney's proposed sugary-drinks tax could be hard to swallow.
At three cents per ounce, it is three times the only existing soda tax in the country. And it is certain to face the withering opposition from drink manufacturers and unions that killed two similar efforts here in the past.
But Kenney is promoting what the tax could achieve - universal pre-K, jobs, and development projects to the tune of $400 million over five years.
Several members of Council said Monday that the broad benefits could make the proposal more palatable this time around. And Council sources suggested that at least six of 17 members were open to the tax.
Read more: www.philly.com/philly/news/20160301_Kenney__soda_tax_to_fund__400_million_in_projects.html
At three cents per ounce, it is three times the only existing soda tax in the country. And it is certain to face the withering opposition from drink manufacturers and unions that killed two similar efforts here in the past.
But Kenney is promoting what the tax could achieve - universal pre-K, jobs, and development projects to the tune of $400 million over five years.
Several members of Council said Monday that the broad benefits could make the proposal more palatable this time around. And Council sources suggested that at least six of 17 members were open to the tax.
Read more: www.philly.com/philly/news/20160301_Kenney__soda_tax_to_fund__400_million_in_projects.html