Tax Policy Center

Tatiana Homonoff

State and Local Issues: TaxVox

The Case of the Plastic Bag Tax: Why don’t we all carry that weight?

What do you use when you check out at the grocery store? What does it cost a person to stop using plastic bags?
April 4, 2018Renu Zaretsky
Individual Taxes: TaxVox

A Penny for Your Sugar: Setting a Price on Sin

What do you have to drink in your refrigerator? I’ve got kids in grade school, and our fridge always holds their favorite: Juice boxes filled with 100% apple juice. I felt pretty good about that “100%” until I looked at the label. There are 18 grams of sugar in one 6.75-ounce serving. Coca Cola?
April 1, 2015Renu Zaretsky