PARIS: Boulder is poised to become the first city in Colorado to pass a tax on sugar-sweetened drinks. Ballots were still being counted Wednesday but the proposal to add a 2-cent tax for every ounce of sugary beverage appeared headed to victory there.
Mexico and France have both imposed tax surcharges on sugar-sweetened drinks – measures aimed at reducing obesity. Voters in Berkeley, California, became the first Americans to implement such a tax on sugary drinks in 2014.
Boulder’s version does not apply to diet sodas or 100-percent fruit juice. The campaign to pass it was the most expensive local ballot campaign in the city’s history.
