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Clark County business owners say bill to tax sweet drinks will cost jobs By Calley Hair, Columbian staff writer, and
Published: February 26, 2021, 6:01am
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4 Photos Keith Bunn prepares empty containers for beverage refills at Corwin Distributing in Ridgefield. Corwin Distributing Co. expects to suffer if a new tax on sweetened beverages, introduced in a Washington Senate committee meeting this week, is passed into law. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery
A new tax on sweetened beverages introduced in a Washington Senate committee meeting this week is upsetting Clark County business owners who see it as a threat to their enterprises already suffering during the pandemic.
Lawmakers want Washington to be the first state to establish a sweetened beverage tax. Author: Drew Mikkelsen Updated: 6:04 PM PST February 22, 2021
OLYMPIA, Wash. Your favorite soda, juice and sweetened coffee drinks would likely get more expensive under the latest tax proposal debated in Olympia.
Modeled after a similar ordinance in Seattle, Senate Bill 5371 would charge beverage distributors 1.75 cents for every ounce of a sweetened drink that has more than 20 calories in a 12-ounce serving. That would make a 12-ounce can of regular soda cost an additional 21 cents.
Bill sponsors said, while other cities and communities around the country have similar taxes, Washington would be the first in the nation to establish a statewide tax on sweet drinks.
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