COMMENT: US coffee - fending off targeted tax
By Datamonitor | 18 September 2003
Seattle's coffee shops will not be the source of a solution to the city's under-funding problems. Voters refused to accept targeted taxation on espresso following a successful campaign by opponents of the scheme. However, food and drink manufacturers should expect more robust taxation proposals in the future.
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Seattle's coffee shops will not be the source of a solution to the city's under-funding problems. Voters refused to accept targeted taxation on espresso following a successful campaign by opponents of the scheme. However, food and drink manufacturers should expect more robust taxation proposals in the future.
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