Image copyrightAPImage captionSupporters of the tax cheered in the council chamber when the bill was passed
Philadelphia has introduced a levy on carbonated sugary drinks, despite a multimillion-dollar campaign by the beverage industry to block it. (levy: 세금의 추가부담금) 탄산음료에 추가부담금을 매기겠다는 측(필라델피아市)고 이를 저지하려는 측(음료회사들)의 대결에서 전자의 승리.
It will become the first major US city to implement a so-called "soda tax", which supporters say will improve the health of 1.5 million residents.
But opponents say it will hurt small businesses and poorer people.
The measure will come into force in January and is expected to raise $90m (£63m) next year.
The city's Democratic mayor, Jim Kenney, says the tax revenue will be spent on pre-nursery and community schools, and recreation centres. (pre-nursery: 영아원)
He said: "Philadelphia made a historic investment in our neighbourhoods and in our education system today."
Image copyrightAPImage captionPhiladelphia's mayor, Jim Kenney, told reporters the tax was a "historic investment"
The tax will be set at 1.5 cents per ounce (about 50 cents, or 35 pence per litre). Distributors will be required to pay it on all sugary or artificially sweetened drinks, and may choose whether or not to pass it on to consumers. (ounce: OZ 28.35그램, 1oz=0.03L) (cent: 100분의 1 달러) (1L=33.8oz)(pence: penny의 복수)
"Soda tax" proposals have failed in more than 30 states and the only other city in the US with a similar tax is Berkeley in California.
The beverage industry paid for advertising against the tax proposal, saying the tax would be costly to consumers. 음료업계의 광고: 세금이 소비자에게 비쌀 것이다.
Multimillionaire Harold Honickman, who made his fortune in the soft drink bottling industry, spent an estimated $1.7m (£1.2m) fighting the tax and said he would file a lawsuit against the case.
In Philadelphia, more than 68% of adults and 41% of children are overweight or obese. 과체중이거나 비만임.
The council had already approved the measure in a previous vote, and Thursday's 13-4 vote rubber-stamped the proposal.
Image copyrightAPImage captionOpponents of the tax left the council meeting disappointed