07-02-2010, 10:41 PM
http://www.cspnet.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=9FF35E66CC2542AFA40D4EE1CFFEE1D4&AudID=6C81F2B488CE41838BC84AF1AE2AF9CD
A single pack of cigarettes now costs about $10 bucks in NY. More in NYC.
And NY now collects tax on cigarettes sold on Indian reservations so they're not much cheaper there.
As someone whose lungs rebel violently against cigarette smoke, this is one sin tax that I happily endorse.
July 1 Cigarette Tax Hikes
N.Y., Hawaii, N.M., S.C., Utah see increases on tobacco
WASHINGTON -- Five states implemented cigarette tax increases on July 1: New York, $1.60 increase to $4.35 per pack; Hawaii, 40 cents to $3 per pack; New Mexico, 75 cents to $1.66 per pack; South Carolina, 50 cents to 57 cents per pack; and Utah, $1 to $1.70 per pack, reported The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids...
A single pack of cigarettes now costs about $10 bucks in NY. More in NYC.
And NY now collects tax on cigarettes sold on Indian reservations so they're not much cheaper there.
As someone whose lungs rebel violently against cigarette smoke, this is one sin tax that I happily endorse.