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CBS This Morning gives an overview of the debate over Mayor Jim Kenney's proposed sugar sweetened beverage tax; including interviews with the Mayor and City Council President Darrell Clarke (5th District).
Originally aired May 25, 2016.
www.phlcouncil.com
A
City
Council
is
expected
to
vote
this
afternoon
on
a
sugar
tax
on
soft
things.
As
we
first
told
you
yesterday,
the
mayor
wants
to
add
three
cents,
an
ounce
to
the
price
of
southern
other
flavored
drinks.
Dunedin
is
here
with
how
the
ideas
fizzling
with
the
critics.
We
need
a
good
morning
good
morning.
B
Mayor
Jim
Tony
says
a
Civitas
could
bring
in
an
extra
four
hundred
million
dollars
in
the
next
five
years.
Most
of
that
would
go
to
the
city's
new
versa
pre-k
program.
Critics
say
raising
prices
will
hurt
the
exact
people
the
tax
is
intended
to
help
a
bill.
Taking
aim
at
popular
sugary
drinks
is
receiving
sweet-and-sour
reviews.
B
Legislation
is
backed
by
Philadelphia
Mayor,
Jim
Kenney.
He
says
directly:
taxing
distributors
like
PepsiCo
and
coke,
rather
than
the
consumer.
We
waste
people
out
of
poverty
and
grow
the
city's
preaching
of
our
school
program.
If
you
look
at
sales
of
beverages,
though
they're
already
on
the
decline,
so
if
you're
looking
to
fund
long-term
projects
like.
C
B
B
A
30-year
low,
the
American
Beverage
Association
has
already
spent
an
estimated
three
million
dollars
on
anti-bill
ads.
They
argued
that
the
tax
three
cents
an
ounce
will
hit
families
hard.
A
12-pack
of
soda
would
cost
an
extra
four
dollars
and
32
cents
for
a
two-liter
bottle
of
soda,
an
additional
two
dollars
and
four
cents.
So
Cline
a
co-owner
of
client
supermarket,
says
the
tax
has
hurt
the
city's
economy.