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Study: Soda sales rebound when taxes are repealed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Size and spending on soda goes down when a soda tax is in effect, but goes right back up when the tax is repealed, according to new research.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After a short-lived tax on sugar-sweetened and artificially sweetened beverages was repealed, consumption of sugary drinks in an Illinois County escalated again, according to a new study.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.