1.5 cents - Tax per ounce on all sugary or artificially sweetened drinks
18 cents - Cost increase for a 12-ounce soda
$91 million - The amount the city expects the tax to raise in its first year to help fund the city’s school system as well as its parks and recreation centers
Jan. 1, 2017 - When the tax goes into effect
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