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Tag: soda tax

Posted on May 3, 2019

Did the sweetened beverage tax actually put people out of work?

sodas on display in store

According to a new study that includes our faculty member Sara Bleich and former Harvard RWJF Health & Society Scholar Christina Roberto as authors, there was not an uptick in unemployment claims in the year following the implementation of the sweetened beverage tax in Philadelphia.

Categories:Recently Published//Tags:christina roberto, Philadelphia, Sara Bleich, soda tax, sweetened beverage tax
Posted on June 16, 2016

Evidence to Policy: Philly becomes 1st major U.S. city to tax sodas & other sweetened beverages

The findings of an analysis led by Harvard Pop Center faculty member Steven Gortmaker, PhD, that projected the health impacts of a soda tax were used to sway Philadelphia’s City Council to take this historic step. Photo: dcJohn on Flickr

Categories:News//Tags:Food policy, obesity prevention, soda tax, Steven Gortmaker

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