The Boston City Council plans to discuss the possibility of imposing a new local tax on sodas and other sugary drinks. Councilor Sharon Durkan introduced a measure Wednesday that seeks to explore ...

The Boston City Council is proposing a tax on sugary drinks. Would you support it? Many readers who opposed an SSB tax called it a “money grab” and expressed doubt in its efficacy to decrease ...

Some Boston city councilors want to explore the possibility of imposing a new local tax on sugary drinks. Councilor Sharon Durkan, who introduced the idea, argued the tax could be an effective way ...

Should Boston tax sugary drinks? One Boston City Councilor is weighing the option as an additional revenue source for the city and a way to improve health outcomes. But the proposition has already ...

Some Boston city councilors are pushing for a new city tax on soda and other sugary beverages that have been linked to obesity, diabetes and heart disease. City Councilor Sharon Durkan said this ...

The Boston City Council will soon consider whether to adopt a special tax on beverages including soda and sugary drinks. This ill-timed and unnecessary idea, if supported by both the City Council ...

Soda bottles in City Convenience in the George Sherman Union. Boston City Councilors proposed a bill to introduce a $0.02-per-ounce tax on sugar-sweetened beverages. RACHEL FEINSTEIN/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER ...

BOSTON - It could cost you more to get a soda soon. The Boston City Council is proposing a tax on sugary drinks, saying the money on unhealthy beverages can be put to good use. City Councilor ...

AND IN BOSTON, I KNOW CITY COUNCILORS ARE TRYING TO CRACK DOWN ON AN ADDITIONAL INGREDIENT. YES. SO TODAY THEY INTRODUCED THE SO-CALLED SUGAR TAX. IT WOULD TAX SWEETENED BEVERAGES, INCLUDING SODA ...

A Boston City Councilor has proposed a new tax on soda and other sugary drinks, pitching the measure as a revenue boost for community health programs that could also discourage people from ...

A 1 to 2 cent per ounce tax on sugary drinks in Boston, Durkan said, could prevent more than 6,000 cases of obesity, reduce diabetes by 9%, and save more than $90 million in health care costs in ...