jo ▁Nation ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁general ▁sales ▁tax ▁( 6 ▁percent ▁as ▁of ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ) ▁the ▁N ava jo ▁Nation ▁lev ies ▁a ▁special ▁J unk ▁Food ▁Tax ▁on ▁applicable ▁j unk ▁food ▁items . ▁The ▁J unk ▁Food ▁Tax ▁rate ▁is ▁ 2 ▁percent ▁and ▁applies ▁to ▁sales ▁of ▁swe eten ed ▁be ver ages ▁ ▁Port land , ▁Oregon ▁The ▁Co al ition ▁for ▁Health y ▁K ids ▁and ▁Education ▁is ▁currently ▁campaign ing ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁s oda ▁tax ▁on ▁the ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁ball ot . ▁Their ▁aim ▁is ▁to ▁implement ▁a ▁ 1 . 1 5 ▁c ents ▁per ▁ ounce ▁tax ▁on ▁sug ary ▁drink s . ▁There ▁are ▁ 1 8 , 0 0 0 ▁sign atures ▁required ▁by ▁ 1 5 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁in ▁order ▁for ▁the ▁tax ▁to ▁be ▁voted ▁on ▁in ▁May . ▁ ▁Seattle , ▁Washington ▁On ▁ 5 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Seattle ' s ▁City ▁Council ▁voted ▁ 7 - 1 ▁to ▁pass ▁a ▁ 1 . 7 5 ▁c ents ▁per ▁ ounce ▁tax ▁on ▁sug ary ▁drink s , ▁including ▁s oda ▁and ▁some ▁fruit ▁drink s ; ▁the ▁tax ▁does ▁not ▁include ▁di et ▁s oda ▁drink s ▁and ▁it ▁started ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁After ▁the ▁tax ▁was ▁implemented , ▁people ▁were ▁surprised ▁that ▁the ▁tax ▁made ▁a ▁case ▁(