Tax on Sweetened Beverages Resurfaces in CT Legislative Committee
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Scott Dolch, president and CEO of the Connecticut Restaurant Association, testifies against adding a tax to “sugary drinks” in the Finance, Revenue, and Bonding Public Hearing on Monday, April 14, 2025, at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford. Photo credit: Mia Palazzo, CTNewsJunkie
Similar proposals have appeared in previous legislative sessions, including in 2017 and 2019, but have failed to pass.
By Mia Palazzo, CTNewsJunkie.com
A proposed tax on sweetened beverages returned to the Connecticut legislature on Monday, reviving a years-long debate over the balance between public health policy, small business burdens, and the goal providing free school meals to all students.
The Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee held a public hearing on House Bill 7273, which would impose a tax of $.02 per ounce on sweetened beverages, syrups and powders, with revenue earmarked to fund a universal free school meals program for all public school students.
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