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Soda tax lawsuit alleges Jewel wrongfully taxed consumers paying with food stamps
Chicago Tribune Each of the four bottles of lemonade they bought is subject to a Cook County sweetened beverage tax of 67 cents, for a total tax of $2.68, but because they paid for the lemonade with food stamps, they shouldn't have been charged the sweetened beverage … Retailers will now have to either program cash registers not to tax purchases made with food stamps, or implement a … Cook County says it has fixed food stamp pop-tax snag |
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