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Cigar Tax Cap Fails in Utah House

A bill that would have capped the tax on premium cigars in the state of Utah at 50 cents per cigar was voted down on…

Huge Tobacco Tax Increase Proposed in Kansas

A bill that would raise the tax on other tobacco products such as cigars from 10% of the wholesale price to 78% has been introduced…

Canadian Tobacco Excise Duty Increase Goes Into Effect Today

The federal excise duty on tobacco products sold in Canada is going up today, a move that will raise the tax rate by approximately 24%….

Tobacco Tax Increase Proposed in Mississippi

A Mississippi state representative has introduced a pair of bills to the state house that would institute across the board tax increases on all tobacco…

Flat Cigar Tax Proposed in Hawaii Legislature

A pair of companion bills have been introduced in the Hawaii state legislature that would provide a good bit of tax relief for cigar smokers…

Cigar Taxes Could be Coming to Pennsylvania

The days of cigars not being assessed an additional tax could be coming to an end in Pennsylvania if a proposal by a group of…

West Virginia to Consider Tobacco Tax Increase

A substantial tax increase could soon be hitting tobacco users in West Virginia as the state’s House of Delegates revisits a proposal that would impose…

Press Release: NY IPCPR Members Will Find Huge Savings Starting This Holiday Season

December 6, 2013 (Columbus, Ga.)–The IPCPR state affiliate, the New York Tobacconist Association (NYTA), in a joint effort with the Cigar Association of America (CAA)…

California’s SB 768 Stalls

California Senate Bill 768, which would more than double the tax on cigars and other tobacco products as a byproduct of a $2 increase on…

Arkansas Caps Cigar Tax

Governor Mike Beebe signed House Bill 1531 into law on Tuesday morning, which caps the excise tax on cigars at 50 cents per cigar effective…

Press Release: IPCPR Opposes Excise Tax Increase Legislation in New Mexico

February 27, 2013 (Columbus, Ga.) — House Bill (H.B.) 428, proposes increasing the state’s Other Tobacco Products (OTP) excise tax (the tax levied on tobacco products…