Soda Tax News From Philly and NY

The New York Times reports that New York Governor Patterson is trying to move his proposed soda tax through the legislature by pairing it with a sales tax exemption for bottled water and diet soda.

In Philadelphia, however, the soda tax failed to move out of City Council and Mayor Nutter asserts the Council’s budget will force layoffs.  The Philadelphia Inquirer has more.

– SBS