Sentences with phrase «cigarette tax hike»

In another health ballot initiative this week, Oregon voters said «no» to a cigarette tax hike to fund health insurance for some 100,000 kids in the state who currently are not covered.

If the latest cigarette tax hike is approved, New Yorkers will pay close to $ 7 per pack — the highest in the nation.

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The Legislature is expected to pass a budget extender that includes a hike in the tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products.

The next round of budget extenders won't include education spending cuts, but will include spending reductions on mental health and human services — plus a tax hike on cigarettes.

He also needs to recognize that his $ 1 billion in proposed tax hikes — on sugared soft drinks, cigarettes and health insurance — can not get through the Senate and Assembly.

Another bitter side - dish next week may well include a $ 1 a pack hike on cigarettes, raising to $ 2.75 per pack the state excise tax on butts, the source said.

ALBANY — After a Friday of furious budget activity, the Legislature returns to the Capitol today to vote on Gov. David Paterson's latest provocative one - week budget extender — including a chunky tax hike on cigarettes and tobacco products as well as stepped - up tax enforcement on sales of tobacco products on Indian reservations.

-- With Florida facing a shrinking population for the first time since World War II, Republican Gov. Charlie Crist and the GOP - controlled Legislature balanced a $ 5.9 billion shortfall with cuts, federal stimulus money and tax hikes, including a $ 1 - a-pack tax increase on cigarettes.