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Chicago will levy bottled-water tax, Big Bottle plans to sue

Posted at 12:04 PM on 27 Dec 2007

Beginning Jan. 1, Chicago will levy a 5-cent tax on bottled water; shortly after it goes into effect, an alliance of food and beverage retailer associations plans to sue.

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Revenue

Does anyone know if there are specific plans for the revenue?  Could it be applied to bottle-specific costs?  Clean-up, health concerns...


by mmcconne at 11:09 AM on 29 Dec 2007

Yeah, riiiiight.

And because taxes will add about 30 percent to the overall cost of a case of bottled water ... it's a change that is going to price many shoppers out of a healthy alternative to sugary beverages, Vite said.

Because, you know, people can't afford to choose free tap water over expensive bottled alternatives (with or without a bottle levy).

by katakanadian at 6:10 PM on 29 Dec 2007

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