UW News
Lina Walkinshaw
July 8, 2022
Sweetened beverage taxes produce net economic benefits for lower-income communities
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New research led by University of Washington professors James Krieger and Melissa Knox found that sweetened beverage taxes redistributed dollars from higher- to lower-income households.