Soda Tax Dead, But Who Takes The Fall And Who Fills The Holes?

Soda aisle
Cook County Board's finance committee voted Tuesday to repeal the sweetened beverage tax, aka the “soda tax." Mike Mozart / Flickr
Soda aisle
Cook County Board's finance committee voted Tuesday to repeal the sweetened beverage tax, aka the “soda tax." Mike Mozart / Flickr

Soda Tax Dead, But Who Takes The Fall And Who Fills The Holes?

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Cook County Board’s finance committee voted Tuesday to repeal the sweetened beverage tax, WBEZ reporter Michael Puente lays out the fiscal and political ramifications of the rollback.