Posts Tagged ‘Cigarette Prices’

25
Mar

New tax may prompt smokers to quit (KTAR 92.3 Phoenix)

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With cigarette prices going up, now may be the perfect time to quit smoking. How much is too much for a pack of cigarettes?

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24
Mar

Smokers to pay heavy price (The Norwich Bulletin)

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Cigarette prices are higher as a federal tax increase goes into effect April 1. The $2 state tax may go up another $1 per pack. Smokers aren't happy, but anti-smoking advocates say the tax hikes will encourage people, especially teens, to quit smoking.

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24
Mar

Smokers to pay heavy price (The Norwich Bulletin)

   Posted by: Quit Smoking    in Uncategorized

Cigarette prices are higher as a federal tax increase goes into effect April 1. The $2 state tax may go up another $1 per pack. Smokers aren't happy, but anti-smoking advocates say the tax hikes will encourage people, especially teens, to quit smoking.

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New Jersey may soon have a burst of smokers trying to quit, but a state program aimed at helping them could have less money and fewer resources. Rising cigarette prices would bring in smokers trying to quit. A new federal...

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27
Feb

Tobacco tax climbs to $1 in April (Central Michigan Life)

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Virginia Adams has been smoking for about five years, but the McBain junior said recent federal legislation may provide the motivation she needs to quit. Beginning April 1, the per-pack federal excise tax on manufactured cigarettes will rise to $1 from 39 cents, raising retail cigarette prices about 20 percent nationwide.

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PinkNews.co.uk

Our View: New cigarette tax isn't about health
Wausau Daily Herald, WI
We support the passage of a statewide smoking ban, and one with real teeth -- no tavern exemption. And if you ask us, we'll tell you: You should quit smoking. You'll feel better and you'll live longer. But the 75-cent-per-pack tax increase contained in ...
State looks likely to hike cigarette tax again Wisconsin State Journal
State cigarette prices to rise again if tax hiked UW Badger Herald
Doyle budget cuts $2.2B in spending Bizjournals.com
Appleton Post Crescent  - Wausau Daily Herald
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Fox11online.com

Tax hike could help smokers quit, at a cost
Wausau Daily Herald, WI
By Amy Olson • Wausau Daily Herald • February 19, 2009 Anti-tobacco activists say a proposal to raise the state's cigarette tax could prompt thousands of people to quit smoking and make thousands of teenagers think twice about starting. ...
State looks likely to hike cigarette tax again Wisconsin State Journal
Doyle budget cuts $2.2B in spending Bizjournals.com
State cigarette prices to rise again if tax hiked UW Badger Herald
Appleton Post Crescent  - Wisconsin Radio Network
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