Bill to Achieve Federal Tobacco Tax Equity Introduced in Senate
A bill has been introduced in the U.S. Senate that seeks to achieve tax parity among all tobacco products, which would mean an increase in…
de Blasio Signs New York City Tobacco Tax Hike, Price Floor
Earlier today, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a variety of anti-tobacco bills including one that will raise the price of cigars in New…
Aspen, Colo. Voters to Decide Tobacco Tax Increase
Voters in Aspen, Colo. will decide whether or not to increase the tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products during the upcoming November election, though…
New York City Could Enact Tobacco Tax Increase, Price Floors (Update)
Smokers in New York City could soon be looking at a significant increase of tobacco products if a proposal scheduled to go before the New…
South Dakota Voters Could Decide Tobacco Tax Increase
A pair of ballot initiatives that would increase the tobacco tax in South Dakota have been filed with the Secretary of State’s office in hopes…
Delaware’s Cigar Tax to Double on Sept. 1
As part of the state’s new budget that was approved early Monday morning, the tax on cigars will be doubling from 15 percent of the…
Ohio Moves Closer to Lower Cigar Taxes
A 50-cent cap on the cigar tax could become a reality in Ohio, as state legislators head into the home stretch of finalizing a budget…
Delaware Bill Seeks to Double Cigar Tax
A bill to double the tax on cigars, as well as increase the tax on other tobacco products, has been introduced into the Delaware legislature….
Minnesota Governor Threatens to Defund House & Senate Over Premium Cigar Tax Cut, Others
Galling. Especially galling and indefensible. That’s how Gov. Mark Dayton, a Democrat, described a tax cap for premium cigars that was included into a budget…
Oklahoma Budget Passes Without Cigar Tax Hike
While the price of cigarettes will be going up in the state of Oklahoma, cigar taxes will not. The state’s new budget includes a $1.50…
What Trump’s Budget Means for Cigars
In short, not much. President Donald Trump’s budget proposal includes substantial cuts to the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), formerly known as SCHIP, and the U.S. Food…
