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Tax increases on tobacco products at both the state and federal level continue to be one of our biggest concerns.

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State and Local Tobacco Tax Increases

In recent years, many state and local governments have raised tobacco taxes to help balance their budgets and help fund new programs:

Hundreds of cities, towns, and counties also impose local cigarette excise taxes. Since FY 2000, federal and state governments have increased their cigarette excise tax rates more than 145 times. Numerous localities have increased local excise tax rates as well.  

More than half of the average price of a pack of cigarettes now goes to the government in taxes and other fees.

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