cigarette tax
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The bill attempts to make up for those cuts by nearly doubling the cigarette tax and imposing sales taxes on 17 additional services, including landscaping, janitorial work, golf courses and pet grooming.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2018
Doctors and dentists who helped fund the campaign in favor of the cigarette tax expected to see a boost in the notoriously low payments they get for seeing low-income patients on Medi-Cal and Denti-Cal.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 9, 2017
This story has been corrected to say the number of measures pending signature verification is four, not three; and that Missouri, not Virginia, has lowest cigarette tax in nation.
From US News ● May 16, 2016
In November, California residents will also vote on a $2 increase in the state’s cigarette tax, which health advocates say could also reduce smoking among teens.
From The Guardian ● May 5, 2016
Anti-smoking groups are collecting signatures for a November ballot initiative that would raise the cigarette tax to $2 a pack and direct the money to health care, tobacco-use prevention, research and law enforcement.
From Time ● Mar. 10, 2016
