Taxes
Now Council’s Considering a Property Tax Hike to Pay for Pre-K
Councilwoman Cindy Bass said on Tuesday that her office is working on a bill that would raise the property tax rate in Philadelphia, as City Council […]
Council Privately Discusses Taxing Diet Soda, Too
City Council President Darrell Clarke is still trying to find the sweet spot when it comes to Mayor Jim Kenney’s proposed three-cents-per-ounce soda tax. The […]
Council’s Convoluted Container Tax Policy
Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown introduced an intriguing bill on Thursday. After proposing a container tax last week as an alternative to Mayor Jim Kenney’s suggested soda tax, […]
Clarke Calls 3-Cent Soda Tax “Divisive,” Says It Won’t Pass
Some City Council members argue that a 15-cent tax on beverage containers is more fair than a three-cent-per-ounce tax on sugary drinks because it would […]
Op-Ed: Kenney Broke His Campaign Promises to Minorities and the Poor
(Editor’s note: This is an opinion column from guest writer Nelson Diaz. Diaz is a former Common Pleas judge and former general counsel for the […]
We Want Answers: Harold Honickman, Soda-Tax Opponent
The soda lobby has spent at least $1.7 million fighting Mayor Kenney’s proposed soda tax, which might actually pass next month. Why the effort? Is the […]
Reynolds Brown: My Container Tax Is Less Regressive Than Kenney’s Soda Tax
Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown introduced a bill on Thursday that would create a 15-cent tax on beverage containers, as an alternative to Mayor Jim Kenney’s plan to tax soda […]
Councilwoman Wants to Tax Containers Instead of Soda
Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown will introduce a bill on Thursday levying a tax on beverage containers as an alternative to Mayor Jim Kenney’s proposed soda […]
Where Does Darrell Clarke Stand on the Soda Tax? And Does it Matter?
Before City Council’s weekly meeting last Thursday, Council President Darrell Clarke apparently told Newsworks that he thought a three-cents-per-ounce tax on soda — which Mayor […]
PHOTOS: Soda-Tax Opponents Rally at City Hall
Nothing like a caravan of tractor trailers laying on their horns and blocking traffic to strike sympathy in the hearts of passersby. On Wednesday afternoon, […]
Bloomberg May Give Even More to Support Philly Soda Tax
The Inquirer is reporting this morning that Michael Bloomberg, the super-wealthy media mogul and three-term mayor of New York City, has thrown an undisclosed amount […]
Op-Ed: Bernie Sanders Is Wrong About the Soda Tax
(Editor’s note: This is an opinion column from guest writer Randi Weingarten, written in response to an op-ed by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders. Weingarten is […]
Bernie Sanders Op-Ed: A Soda Tax Would Hurt Philly’s Low-Income Families
(Editor’s note: This is an opinion column from guest writer Bernie Sanders. Sanders is a Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. senator representing Vermont. Pennsylvania’s primary is […]
Bernie Sanders Says Kenney’s Soda Tax Is “Regressive”
Overnight, Mayor Jim Kenney’s proposed soda tax has inexplicably become a presidential issue. On Wednesday, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton came out in support of the […]
Kenney’s Soda Tax Gets a Big-Name Supporter: Hillary Clinton
The war over Mayor Jim Kenney’s proposal to tax sweetened beverages is fierce. The soda lobby is spending at least $1.5 million to oppose his plan, and Council members are raising pointed questions about it. Meanwhile, a […]