rich 1.0 Philadelphia became the first major city in the country to pass a soda tax when the city council approved the proposal in a 13-4 vote on Thursday. Though the tax has 'soda' in its name, it will apply to any drinks with sugar or artificial that are bottled, canned or dispensed from a fountain, with only a few exceptions. Those drinks will be taxed at a rate of 1.5 cents per ounce, with the city putting the revenue towards children's education and parks. TIME's Top Stories https://audioboom.com/channels/3380207-time-s-top-stories Audioboom https://audioboom.com 480 95 https://audioboom.com/i/22571127/600x600/c 600 600 <iframe width="100%" height="95" src="https://embeds.audioboom.com/posts/4709764/embed?v=202301" style="background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; width: 100%" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="allowtransparency" scrolling="no" title="Audioboom player" allow="autoplay" sandbox="allow-downloads allow-forms allow-popups allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-storage-access-by-user-activation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation"></iframe>