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Coke museum gets tax break from House

By The Associated Press
<p>A new World of Coca-Cola museum downtown was given a $4 million tax break by the Georgia House Friday.</p><p>Lawmakers voted to waive state sales taxes on materials used to build the museum, which will replace the Coke museum near Underground Atlanta. The new museum will be downtown, next to Centennial Olympic Park and a new aquarium.</p><p>House members approved the tax waiver 151-5 with no debate, sending the measure to the Senate. Earlier this week, the House voted for a similar tax break for a new $300 million symphony hall planned for midtown Atlanta.</p><p>Coke officials say the new World of Coca-Cola will be a larger, more interactive version of the current attraction, which the company says has attracted more than 10 million visitors since opening in 1990.</p>
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