Townhall, October 9th The long arm of the Nanny State wants to impose a whopping 1.5 cent-per-ounce excise tax on all drinks which use natural sweeteners -- this means Gatorade, sodas, juices, and more. Read More
National Center for Public Policy Research, October 9th Just seven days after Washington, D.C. raised the sales tax on sodas and other sugary drinks by two percent, legislation was introduced to repeal the tax. Unfortunately, it was not because the City Council was already have understandable second thoughts. Read More
Taxpayers Protection Alliance, October 9th Today, the Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) slammed Washington, D.C. councilmembers for proposing a special excise tax on “sugary beverages.” Read More
WTOP, October 8th Soda aficionados, beware: If a new bill passes, D.C.’s sugary drinks would become some of the most expensive in the country. Read More
State Data Lab, 2019 A new analysis of the latest available audited financial report found Washington, D.C. has a Taxpayer Surplus of $4,400, earning it a "B" grade based on Truth in Accounting's grading scale. Unlike most cities, Washington, D.C.'s government has enough resources available to pay all of it's bills, including public employees' retirement benefits. When broken down, the amount available to pay future bills results in a surplus of $3,300 for each Washington, D.C. taxpayer. Read More
Americans for Tax Reform, October 8th A majority of the D.C. City Council wants to impose one of the highest taxes on sugary drinks in the country, a move that will raise the cost of soda and disproportionally hit low-income individuals. Read More
The Washington Post, October 7th This could lead to a lot of loss of sales at retailers inside of D.C. and could hinder D.C.’s ability to raise tax revenues if a lot of customers are avoiding the tax that way,” said Anna Tuchman, a marketing professor at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University who studied the Philadelphia tax. Read More
