Legal TREND. Is a local soda tax a form of double taxation?

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court found that Philadelphia Beverage Tax is not a double tax.

What does the Philadelphia Beverage Tax apply to? Any non-alcoholic beverage that contains “any form of caloric sugar-based sweetener” or “any form of artificial sugar substitute”

Why is the “soda tax” not a double tax? because the legal responsibility for the tax is on the distributor & not the consumer- even if the tax is passed through to the consumer

Forbes | Double Tax Argument Falls Flat As Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules Soda Tax Legal

The Hill | Pennsylvania Supreme Court upholds Philadelphia soda ban