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Soda Tax Drives Down Sales In Berkeley, Calif.

NPR | By Dan Charles
Published August 23, 2016 at 4:42 PM EDT

According to interviews conducted before and after Berkeley imposed a tax on sugary drinks, the tax is having the desired effect. People reported drinking 20 percent fewer sugar-sweetened drinks after the tax went into effect.

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