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Policy Summary

Establishes an excise tax of $0.015 per fluid ounce on distributors of beverages sweetened with both caloric and non-caloric sweeteners.

Background Information

State Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction Name Philadelphia
Jurisdiction Type City,
Population Size 800,000+
Legal Strategies
  • Requires something, sets standards
  • Creates an incentive for a change
Reach Community-wide
Food System Category Distribute;
Evidence for Health

This policy may correspond to diet-related strategies identified by the County Health Rankings’ What Works for Health tool, including:

For research on the potential effectiveness, please review the category links above.

We understand that this information is not comprehensive. It also does not include other important forms of evidence such as community members’ lived experiences and practice-based evidence.

Policy Details

Refers to priority populations?
No

Health-related goal?
No

Environmental goal?
No

Economic goal?
No

Includes findings?
No

Has a stated intent or purpose?
No

Includes definitions?
Yes

Sec. 19-4101.

Addresses implementation?
Yes

Distributors are required to file a return with the Department, and the Department can collect taxes, among other responsibilities (see sec. 19-4106).

Enforcement provisions?
Yes

Fines as outlined in Sec. 1-109, Sec. 19-4108.

Evaluation component?
No

Requires extra investment?
No

Code context and ordinance history

Part of Title 19, Finances, Taxes and Collections; Chapter 19-411, Sweetened Beverage Tax. History: Added, Bill No. 160176 (approved June 20, 2016).

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