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Five ways Kenney would spend soda tax revenue

Mayor Kenney is proposing a 3 cents per ounce tax on sugary drinks to use in five different areas. Here's an estimated breakdown of how he'd use the $400 million collected through the levy over five years:

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Mayor Kenney is proposing a 3 cents per ounce tax on sugary drinks to use in five different areas. Here's an estimated breakdown of how he'd use the $400 million collected through the levy over five years:

$256 million to expand quality pre-K seats;

$39 million to help open 25 community schools;

$26 million investment into the pension system currently facing a $5.6 billion deficit;

$23 million to pay back a bond on green infrastructure improvements to city facilities, as part of Council President Darrell L. Clarke's green jobs plan;

$56 million to help pay back a bond Kenney wants to take out to rebuild parks and recreation centers city wide.

- Julia Terruso