"Philadelphia became the first major American city with a soda tax Thursday, despite much criticism for the resolution and a multi-million campaign by the beverage industry to block it.
In a final 13-4 vote, the Philadelphia City Council passed a 1.5-cents-per-ounce tax on all sugar-added and artificially-sweetened soft drinks, according to WPVI-TV. The tax would add 18 cents to the cost of a can of soda, $1.08 to the cost of a six-pack and $1.02 to the cost a two-liter bottle."
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