claim: "the new beverage tax will increase the cost of sodas, juice drinks, sports drinks, iced teas, and flavored water up to 50%."
author: american beverage association
evidence_1: jan 3, 2017 ... anne's place in fishtown warns customers sodas and other sugar-sweetened  beverages will increase in price because of the soda tax. ... under philadelphia's  new sugar-sweetened beverage tax, it'll cost you ... some of the few exceptions  are drinks comprised of greater than 50 ... teas and coffee drinks.
evidence_2: the sugary-beverages tax approved by council adds 1.5 cents per ounce to the  ... note: prices were not increased for several items that are subject to the tax. ...  even though the new levy is often called a “soda tax,” the tax will be applied to ...  this bottle of flavored water contains no added sugar, so it is not subject to the  tax.
evidence_3: jan 9, 2017 ... people really, really hate philadelphia's new soda tax .... because the tax is  applied on a per-ounce basis, the price increase on larger ... tax, as are fruit  juices that are less than 50% juice, plus any sports drink, tea, ... of the new tax,  beer can now be cheaper than soda or energy drinks in philadelphia.
evidence_4: american beverage association · "the new beverage tax will increase the cost of  sodas, juice drinks, sports drinks, iced teas, and flavored water up to 50%.".
evidence_5: jun 21, 2016 ... philadelphia soda tax won't only tax sodas, says sparkling ice ceo ... all sorts  of drinks that aren't soft drinks will be taxed by philadelphia's new soda tax. ...  range of sparkling ice beverages, from lemonade to tea to flavored water. ... a  beverage maker could in theory have a drink that's 50 percent juice ...