Sentences with phrase «pack tax on cigarettes»
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said on Capital Tonight Thursday that he was pushing for a $ 1 per pack tax on cigarettes, but the budget office decided tack on 60 more cents.
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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.
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.
Under the plan, the current tax on a pack of cigarettes will rise from $ 2.75 to $ 4.35.
In New York City, which levies steep taxes of its own on tobacco products, a pack of cigarettes would come with a tax of $ 5.85, making it the nation's first city to break $ 5, antismoking advocates said.
A version of this article appears in print on June 19, 2010, on Page A14 of the New York edition with the headline: State Leaders Agree on Proposal to Raise Cigarette Tax by $ 1.60 a Pack.
A pack of cigarettes now costs more than $ 5 on average — with some states tacking on additional taxes that raise the price even more.
Do you think the Left actually believe no one ever stopped smoking until the sin tax on cigarettes was raised from 50 cents to $ 5 / pack?
Via our old friend Tax Girl, I discovered that still - South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford vetoed a bill to increase the state tax on a pack of cigarettes by 50 cenTax Girl, I discovered that still - South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford vetoed a bill to increase the state tax on a pack of cigarettes by 50 centax on a pack of cigarettes by 50 cents.