January 11, 2012• News
While some may oppose a tax increase simply on principle, it’s hard to argue against something
The folks who campaigned for the new 9% alcohol sales tax and the $2-a-pack cigarette tax are
In addition to raising the price of cigarettes, Mr. DeMarco said, his group’s proposal also would
The present tobacco tax goes into the general fund, but Demarco will propose this new tax to be
The same organization which successfully pushed for a 50 percent hike in the state’s sales tax on
If the tax is passed the group wants the money to go towards tobacco prevention programs and to
"Only when the cost of a pack of cigarettes includes its healthcare costs to society will a smoker
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