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State Sales Tax Rates for Soft Drinks and Chips/Pretzels, 2009
	MS %	US %
General Food Tax	7.00%	NA
Additional Sales Tax for Soft Drinks	1.00%1	NA
Additional Sales Tax for Chips/Pretzels	1.00%1	NA

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Notes:	Additional rates are percentage points added to the general food tax rates for products in each category. For state food definitions please see http://www.impacteen.org/obesitystatedata.htm#02.
Sources:	Bridging the Gap Program, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2010. Available at: http://www.impacteen.org/obesitystatedata.htm#01.
Definitions:	NA: Data are not available.
Footnotes:	Tax applies only to products sold through vending machines.

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