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The Proper Role of Excise Taxes
3 min readResults of 2018 State and Local Tax Ballot Initiatives
Ballot initiatives are often an afterthought on Election Day, but in many states, voters went to the polls to weigh in on significant tax policy questions. Here are the most recent results we’ve compiled for tax-related ballot measures.
5 min readTop State Tax Ballot Initiatives to Watch in 2018
Explore our list of the top state tax ballot measures to watch for throughout the country.
11 min readSales Taxes on Soda, Candy, and Other Groceries, 2018
When policymakers get in the habit of handpicking goods for which the sales tax does or does not apply, the tax base simultaneously erodes and becomes more complex.
25 min readAre Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxes Regressive? Evidence from Household Retail Purchases
Soda taxes are proposed with the promise to improve public health outcomes, but they come with equity concerns because of their regressive nature.
23 min readWatch: Tax Foundation Excise Tax Event
1 min readSoda Tax Experiment Failing in Philadelphia Amid Consumer Angst and Revenue Shortfalls
Aside from hurting low-income earners, the poor revenue performance of Philadelphia’s soda tax, 24 times higher than the excise rate on beer, threatens the sustainability of the education programs it is intended to fund.
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