The Boston City Council will soon consider whether to adopt a special tax on beverages including soda and sugary drinks. This ill-timed and unnecessary idea, if supported by both the City Council ...

Boston City Council is considering introducing a tax on sugary drinks. City Councilor Sharon Durkan will propose the ...

A Boston city councilor is hoping to kick sugar cravings to the curb by proposing a tax on sugary drinks that will be intended to make you think twice about choosing a sugary soda over water ...

Only juices with added sugar would be taxed, pure fruit juices would not be. It would be a 2 cent tax per ounce. On a 12 ounce drink, you would pay 24 cents more. The general manager of Foodworks says ...