When it came time to implement Philadelphia’s tax on soda and other sweetened beverages in January, only some of the vendors at the city’s airport had to deal with it.
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But those who did not — the vendors on the Tinicum Township, Delaware County, side of the airport — also now charge more for soda.
Soda prices on the Philadelphia side of the airport — Terminals B, C, D, E, and F — were an average of 1.39 cents higher per ounce in February than December, according to a new study by a Cornell University professor. Meanwhile, average prices in Terminal A, which is in Tinicum and not subject to the 1.5-cents-per-ounce tax, also increased.
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