(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-08 16:01 New York Mayor Bloomberg presses for tax on soda

NEW YORK, March 8 (Reuters) – New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg urged state legislators to levy a tax on soda, saying the money raised would help plug the state’s shortfalls in health care and education funding. In his weekly radio address on Sunday, Bloomberg urged the New York state legislature to impose a tax … Continue reading (AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-08 16:01 New York Mayor Bloomberg presses for tax on soda