Study: Soda sales rebound when taxes are repealed
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Size and spending on soda goes down when a soda tax is in effect, but goes right back up when the tax is repealed, according to new research. File Photo by taa22/Shutterstock
After a short-lived tax on sugar-sweetened and artificially sweetened beverages was repealed, consumption of sugary drinks in an Illinois County escalated again, according to a new study.
The tax was pitched to reduce Cook County budget deficits. It lasted four months from Aug. 2 to Dec. 1, 2017, the researchers said.
Advertisement We know that the tax worked to bring down demand for sweetened beverages significantly while it was in place, said lead author Lisa Powell.
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By Kevin Bessler - Illinois Radio Network
Gov. J.B. Pritzker released $142 million in funding, approved by the Illinois legislature, for technology training centers on public university campuses that will promote tech innovation and job creation across the state.
The bipartisan public-private effort aims to create 50,000 high-demand tech jobs in the next 10 years.
Lauryn Scott, assistant director of marketing and communications of the University of Illinois Discovery Partners Institute in Chicago, said the money would also kick off the groundbreaking for The 78, an iconic new flagship facility for Discovery Partners Institute, located along the Chicago River in the South Loop.
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Dec 28, 2020 3:19 PM
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker released $142 million in funding, approved by the Illinois legislature, for technology training centers on public university campuses that will promote tech innovation and job creation across the state.
The bipartisan public-private effort aims to create 50,000 high-demand tech jobs in the next 10 years.
Lauryn Scott, assistant director of marketing and communications of the University of Illinois Discovery Partners Institute in Chicago, said the money would also kick off the groundbreaking for The 78, an iconic new flagship facility for Discovery Partners Institute, located along the Chicago River in the South Loop.
Beverage prices, volume sold after sweetened beverage tax repeal in Chicago s county 7thspace.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from 7thspace.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.