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Senate leaders are considering new federal taxes on soda and other sugary drinks to help pay for an overhaul of the nation's health-care system.
It would not include most diet beverages.
The Congressional Budget Office estimated that adding a tax of three cents per 12-ounce serving to these types of sweetened drinks would generate $24 billion over the next four years. So far, lawmakers have not indicated how big a tax they are considering.
The beverage tax is just one of hundreds of ideas that lawmakers are weighing to finance the health-care plans.
It would not include most diet beverages.
The Congressional Budget Office estimated that adding a tax of three cents per 12-ounce serving to these types of sweetened drinks would generate $24 billion over the next four years. So far, lawmakers have not indicated how big a tax they are considering.
The beverage tax is just one of hundreds of ideas that lawmakers are weighing to finance the health-care plans.