Tobacco Taxes

Governor Cuomo Says No New Taxes in Budget but Loophole Closure Is a Tax on Smokers

Audrey Silk | Posted 03.25.2012

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"Loophole closing action" is an appalling use of creative speech to cover up a devious aspect of the budget which asserts it contains no new taxes. Really? Well how about two new tobacco taxes!

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NYC Sues DIY Cigarette Shop

AP | DAVID B. CARUSO | Posted 01.21.2012

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NEW YORK — There is no place in the U.S. more expensive to smoke than New York City, where the taxes alone will set you back $5.85 per pack. Yet...

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Smokers Face A Hit As Tobacco Taxes Spike

AP | RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — However they satisfy their nicotine cravings, tobacco users are facing a big hit as the single largest federal tobacco tax increase...

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States Look To Tobacco Tax To Balance The Budget

New York Times | SHAILA DEWAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mississippi's tax on cigarettes, at 18 cents a pack the nation's third-lowest, has not been raised since 1985. Gov. Haley Barbour, a former tobacco l...

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