If Rhode Island raises the meal and beverage tax to 10 percent, it would be the " fourth-highest in the nation. ... PolitiFact Rhode Island on Sunday, April 1st, 2012.
Jul 10, 2018 ... CNBC has ranked the top 10 states that will cost you the most in 2018. ... on an  index of basic items including average home and food prices, ... But in 2016 New  Jersey raised its gasoline tax by 23 cents per gallon, ending one of the last ...  Renting a two-bedroom apartment in Providence, Rhode Island, will ...
The long term health consequences of adult obesity include increases in ... An  increase of one percentage point in the state soft drink tax rate leads to a ... of  sugar-sweetened beverages and BMI in adolescents with a high initial BMI. ...  soft drink tax will reduce the consumption of soft drinks by two percent (10 × 1.29  × 0.15).
Oct 31, 2011 ... 17 states tax candy at a higher rate than other groceries, and four states collect  an excise tax on soda. In 2011, 14 states proposed new soda taxes (in some  cases, raising .... In Rhode Island, substances with 50 percent fruit juice are  exempt. ... [9] Many of the new bills, however, would exempt diet sodas.[10].
Feb 15, 2018 ... These proposals come on the heels of a tax law the President ... The largest  SNAP savings in the budget would come from cutting ... It also would raise the  maximum age for those facing the time limit to 62 .... SNAP accounts for about 10  percent of the food that U.S. families ..... Rhode Island, Yes, Yes, Yes.
If Rhode Island raises the meal and beverage tax to 10 percent, it would be the "fourth-highest in the nation."