Sugary drink tax will enter the general fund of the City of Berkeley. A similar measure in neighboring San Francisco received 54% of the vote, but fell short of the supermajority required to pass. In August 2015, researchers found that average prices for beverages covered under the law rose by less than half of the tax amount. For Coke and Pepsi, 22 percent of the tax was passed on to consumers, with the balance paid by vendors. UC Berkeley researchers found a higher pass-through rate for the tax: 47% of the tax was passed-through to higher prices of sugar-sweetened beverages overall with 69%
Grove City Premium Outlets top 20 outlet centers in the United States. The outlets previously received the award in 2004. On Black Friday in 2006, shoppers created a traffic jam 10 miles (16 km) long during the middle of the night on Interstate 79 Due to Pennsylvania's lack of sales tax on clothing, many visitors to Grove City's outlets are from out-of-state or from Canada. A number of hotels are adjacent to the center. In 2002, it was announced that Grove City Outlet's parent company Prime Outlets was struggling to stay out of debt. In late August 2010, the center was acquired by Simon