soda tax

Vt. House Committee To Take Serious Look At Soda Tax

By Bob Kinzel | February 13, 2013

The House Health Care committee is taking a serious look at a plan to impose a tax on sugar sweetened beverages but opponents of the tax are launching a consumer campaign against the legislation.

Shumlin Will Oppose Soda Tax In 2012

By Bob Kinzel | August 15, 2011

The Shumlin Administration will oppose a tax on soda and other sugar sweetened beverages during the 2012 Legislative session. Health commissioner Dr. Harry Chen says he’d support a federal tax on those products, but Chen says it would be a mistake for Vermont to go it alone on the issue.

VPR News

‘Soda Tax’ Advocates Push For Legislation

By Bob Kinzel | March 4, 2011

Advocates for a tax on soda and so-called ‘sugar sweetened beverages’ say the bill is needed to help reduce the incidence of obesity in Vermont. But opponents argue the legislation puts the state in the position of being "the food police."

VPR News

Soda Tax Plan Has Two Distinct Sides

By Bob Kinzel, Ric Cengeri | March 4, 2011

The Attorney General’s obesity report calling for a sales tax on sugar-sweetened beverages has rabid supporters and detractors. We hear both sides of the issue.

Vermont Edition

The Proposed Tax on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages

By Bob Kinzel | March 4, 2011

We listen to both sides of the debate on the proposed soda tax. And we hear analysis on Vermont’s energy issues from VPR’s John Dillon. Plus, we listen back to the voices in the news this week.

VPR News

Targeting Obesity, Sorrell Proposes ‘Soda Tax’

By Bob Kinzel | November 17, 2010

Attorney General Bill Sorrell wants the Legislature to impose a new tax on soda to help combat what Sorrell calls a growing obesity crisis in Vermont.