Sugary drinks tax takes effect in California beach town despite state ban
On Thursday, the tax beverage tax enters into force on the beach in Santa Cruz, “Seven years for seven years” has banned its cities and countries on unknown contracts.
The 2-cent-ounce-ounce tax approved by voters in November is the first in the state, as the legislators confirmed2018 DealA number of American drinks have spent a lot against the ballot box against the campaign, and the taxes were illegally tained in court in court.
Santa Claus officials are ready to challenge the law of the state in court, and despite the legal uncertainty, I hope that their new tax will stimulate other states and cities to operate other states and cities. The event aims to reduce sugar consumption, especially among children and adolescents, and raise money for health programs and other community initiatives.
“It’s about democracy and stands for special interests,” said Santa Kalantari-Johnson, the vice-president of the Santa Kruz City Council. “It is about independence to generate income for our community.”
Commercial organization representingCoca-ColaTo be in style Pepsico And others say Wednesday states that it appreciates the next steps.
Tax was against the coalition, including working associations and small businesses, “as an unfair cargo to fighting families fighting at record high prices,” said Steven Maviglior, spokesman for the American drinks association.
Health lawyers have been fighting for more than a decade to tax sugar, saying that higher prices will deceive the consumption of the product, which increases the risk of obesity, heart disease and stroke. Opponents say that the regression has a disproportionate effect on low-income families who can at least afford and harm local businesses.
In 2014, Santa Kruzi, like a neighboring city, passed to Berkeley’s first floor, which was aimed at sweet sweet drinks. Followed a handful of cities including nearbySan Francisco, Oakland and Albanas well asPhiladelphia; Seattle and stone, Colorado.
No State has approved the shining drink tax at the state levelSome have triedA number
In 2018, California lawmakers reluctantly went to the available food act,Prohibiting local taxes on sodaand other sugar drinks by 2031. Exchange: California Business Advocates Group Round Tablecame out the measurement of a ballot in the beverage industryIt would be much more difficult for cities and countries to increase taxes.
The transaction forced Santa Cruz to give up the tax on the polls for voting. But the city leaders did not give up.
In the same year, the city council and non-profit to the Ministry of Health Act, the city of Charton, which pursued local tax beverages, could be punished by losing its sales tax revenues.
In 2023, however, the State Court of Appeals set the penalty line as unconstitutional, but did not manage to prefer. In June, the Santa Cruz City Council posted a tax event on the ballot, and about 32,000 voters approved a margin of about 32,000 voters in November.
The “No” side spent $ 2.8 million; The “yes” side spent below $ 100,000.
The 2-cental tax applies to soda, ice teas, sports drinks, no other non-alcoholic beverage, which contains an added calorie sweetener and has 40 calories or more for 12 liquids of drinks. There is a privilege of a small business worth $ 500,000 at the annual gross receate.
Karina Moreno was against the tax funds and said that it would have to raise prices at her restaurant Takos Moreno.
“I was really disappointed when I heard it passed,” he said. “We pay high prices for sugary drinks.”
But tax lawyers say that Santa Cruz Win is shocking, given how much money the opposition has spent.
Dr. John Maan, San Francisco’s Surgeon and the Chairman of the US Association of America, says that the taxes of sugar drinks can be in smaller communities where lawyers can mobilize the support support.
“This is a great week for Soda tax movement,” he said.
This story was originally shown Fortune.com
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