Proposal brewing for Seattle "espresso tax"

Thursday August 8, 6:08 PM EDT

By Reed Stevenson

SEATTLE, Aug 8 (Reuters) - A campaign is underway to slap a tax on espresso in the city that launched America's love affair with dark, strong coffee.

But so far few caffeine addicts living in the hometown of the Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) and Tully's Coffee Corp. are complaining.

That's because polls say that more than two-thirds of them favor a tax that would add 10 cents to the price of each cup of espresso or espresso-based coffee to help provide better child day care for low-income families.

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