JIM KENNEY

Pew Poll: Most Philadelphians Support Soda Tax

Pew Poll: Most Philadelphians Support Soda Tax

A majority of Philadelphians support Mayor Jim Kenney’s tax on sweetened drinks, according to a Pew Charitable Trusts poll released Wednesday, but warm feelings about the tax appear to be divided along generational lines.

The mostly cellphone poll, which surveyed 1,640 residents, showed that 54 percent backed Kenney’s so-called soda tax, whereas 42 percent held an unfavorable view of the levy.

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