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Campaign Starts For Another $1-A-Pack Tax Hike On Cigarettes
The folks who campaigned for the new 9% alcohol sales tax and the $2-a-pack cigarette tax are pushing for an additional $1-a-pack tax on cigarettes to help fund health care. The Maryland Citizens Health Initiative, headed by Vinny DeMarco, is scheduled to announce today a new coalition of groups backing a 50% hike in the cigarette tax. The tax hike … Continue reading
Health Minister proposes raising cigarette taxes
Minister for Health, Labor and Welfare Yoko Komiyama proposed Sept. 5 to raise taxes on cigarettes to help fund recovery from the March 11 disasters. “Last year I proposed raising cigarette taxes by 100 yen a year,” the minister told a news conference. “We’ve got all sorts of data that shows we could raise taxes up to the 700 yen … Continue reading
