Under Armey, FreedomWorks consistently took the tobacco industry's side by opposing cigarette tax increases. (desmogblog.com)
Fearful of a shutdown, the governor released plans Wednesday to offer a $ 1 - a-pack cigarette tax increase as part of Monday's extender. (timesunion.com)
First, in 2009 there was an increase in federal tobacco tax.35 The national cigarette tax increased by 158 %, resulting in an immediate reduction in cigarette uptake among US adolescents.35 In our study we found a small but statistically significant increase in quit attempts among US adults, from 39.9 % in 2006 - 07 to 41.4 % in 2010 - 11 (fig 2, top panel). (bmj.com)