Changing the Current Soft Drinks Tax

. Penny-Per-Ounce Tax • Penny-per-ounce tax on SSBS could result in more than $87 million in revenue Upwards of a $300 million budget deficit; revenue could be directed toward Medicaid expansion May 2016: 550,000 West Virginians were enrolled in Medicaid • 11.8 percent of all spending on Medicaid is attributable to obesity Could reduce adult obesity by 1.5 percent Could drop diabetes incidence rate by 2.6 percent west virginia Center on Budget & Policy

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