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Chicago Home-Rule Municipal Soft Drink Tax
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The Chicago Home Rule Municipal Soft Drink Occupation Tax is imposed on persons who sell canned or bottled soft drinks at retail in Chicago. The rate is 3 percent of gross receipts from soft drinks sold at retail. Funds, minus a 2 percent administrative fee, are distributed monthly to Chicago based on sales of soft drinks occurring in the municipality taxing bodies.