New York Cigarette Tax Could Drive Cost Above $10 Per Pack

The Huffington Post News Editors, Huffington Post
Sun, 06/20/2010 - 10:06pm

Cigarette taxes in New York would jump by $1.60 a pack under a tentative deal reached between Gov. David A. Paterson and legislative leaders, which would give New York the nation's highest state cigarette taxes. The proposal, which officials said Mr. Paterson would include in an emergency budget bill due for a vote on Monday, would also raise wholesale taxes on other tobacco products like chewing tobacco, bringing the tax on those products closer in line with those of cigarettes. More on Health

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