<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Chicago will levy bottled-water tax, Big Bottle plans to sue]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by mmcconne http://www.grist.org/article/chicago/ Sat, 29 Dec 2007 04:09:49 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/chicago/1 Revenue

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

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

]]> Comment #2 by katakanadian http://www.grist.org/article/chicago/ Sat, 29 Dec 2007 11:10:51 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/chicago/2 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).

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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).

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