Queen Anne News: Seattle’s proposed soda tax doesn’t go far enough

According to the non-partisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, Washington state has the most unfair state and local tax system in the country.

The state’s reliance on sales taxes puts a heavy burden on our poorest residents.

But Seattle’s latest effort to increase revenue would again disproportionally affect those with low-incomes.

Last month, Mayor Ed Murray announced his plan to seek a two-cent-per-ounce tax on sugary drinks, levied on distributors, though it would certainly trickle-down into higher prices for consumers. In terms of “sugary drinks,” the tax would be on regular soda, energy drinks, pre-sweetened bottled teas, sports beverages, and Starbucks bottled Frappucinos.

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