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Posted On: 01/02/2017 6:02:45 PM
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Philadelphians woke up to an additional tax to be levied on many of their grocery orders.
In June, Mayor Jim Kenney (D) signed a bill approving a 1.5-cents-per-ounce tax on sugary beverages that took effect January 1.
While the number may seem benign, one receipt from a Facebook user showed the sticker shock many are seeing on their first trips to the store this new year.
For a $6 case of Propel 'fitness water', that 1.5-cent-per-ounce tax came out to a 50 percent hike on one shopper's bill at a Northeast Philadelphia grocer on Sunday.
In June, Mayor Jim Kenney (D) signed a bill approving a 1.5-cents-per-ounce tax on sugary beverages that took effect January 1.
While the number may seem benign, one receipt from a Facebook user showed the sticker shock many are seeing on their first trips to the store this new year.
For a $6 case of Propel 'fitness water', that 1.5-cent-per-ounce tax came out to a 50 percent hike on one shopper's bill at a Northeast Philadelphia grocer on Sunday.
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