Sentences with phrase «cigarette tax increase as»

AG Andrew Cuomo opposes the soda tax and the cigarette tax increase as a means to close the budget deficit.

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As someone who likes the sea levels where they are, I find taxing greenhouse gas emissions compelling, like taxing cigarettes, which reduced smoking, extended lives, and increased revenues.

The $ 1.60 - per pack increase is arguably the most palatable of any possible increase since it's what's known as a «sin tax,» but the collection of taxes of cigarettes sold on Indian land could pose a problem.

But as smoking declines and illegal cigarette smuggling increases, the revenue from cigarette taxes is expected to wane.

Some highlights of the budget include a 45 cent increase in the cigarette tax, a 25 cent fee on ridesharing services such as Uber and Lyft, and a reduction of the state's earned income tax credit for low - income workers.

The Governor also talks about the proposed increase in the cigarette tax as an indirect way to plug the budget to help pay for road funding, early childhood education funding, as well as whether the Superintendent of Public Instruction will become an appointed position.

Raising cigarette taxes to combat smoking may increase the use of cigars and smokeless tobacco, such as chewing tobacco, in adolescents according to a study published in the open access journal BMC Public Health, involving 499,381 adolescents.

What started as a legislative attempt to raise money for Missouri's public schools by increasing the tax on cigarettes has developed into a political donnybrook that may ultimately yield relatively little for the schools.