The two three - year grants are from the Tobacco - Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP), which is managed by the University of California and funded by
state cigarette taxes.
Cigarette taxes in New York would jump by $ 1.60 a pack under a tentative deal reached between Gov. David A. Paterson and legislative leaders, which would give New York the nation's highest
state cigarette taxes.
Cigarettes sold at those locations don't carry
the state cigarette tax stamp - and therefore don't collect $ 4.35 per pack for the state.
u An $ 1.60 increase in
the state cigarette tax, raising the total to a prohibitive $ 3.40 per pack — highest in the nation.
New York's
state cigarette tax is currently $ 2.75 a pack.
Not exact matches
Hey, and then we can get the anti-smoking crowd off the backs of the smokers when they
state that they want to raise the
taxes on
cigarettes so that adult smokers will want to stop smoking.
A judge ordered
State Police to give back a truckload of untaxed, native - made cigarettes, dealing a blow to officials pushing a state policy requiring tax stamps on tobacco prod
State Police to give back a truckload of untaxed, native - made
cigarettes, dealing a blow to officials pushing a
state policy requiring tax stamps on tobacco prod
state policy requiring
tax stamps on tobacco products.
A pair of Albany stores are out of the tobacco business for the next six months after inspectors from the
state Department of Taxation and Finance found they had a cache of allegedly bootleg
cigarettes and cigars that lacked the needed
tax stamps.
In exchange, the Oneidas will give 25 percent of its casino's net revenue to the
state, agree to a permanent cap of about 25,000 acres of land, and apply sales
tax on
cigarettes and gasoline.
On top of that, the Seneca Nation filed a complaint over the
cigarette tax in federal court and claimed it was giving the
state government until Thursday to respond to their demand to postpone its enforcement.
Meanwhile, things that could address systemic problems and save the city and
state real money, including public pension reform, get shouldered off the road in favor of transient quick fixes like
taxes on soda and
cigarettes.
In the past five years, the
state's
cigarette tax collections have dropped by about $ 400 million, according to data and estimates from the office of
state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.
Cigarette taxes New York has the fourth - highest
state taxes on
cigarettes, but could become No. 1 soon.
Rhode Island $ 3.46 Connecticut $ 3.00 * Hawaii $ 2.80 New York $ 2.75 New Jersey $ 2.70 Georgia $ 0.37 Louisiana $ 0.36 Virginia $ 0.30 Missouri $ 0.17 S. Carolina $ 0.07 * effective July 1, 2010 Source: The
Tax Foundation «As far as we can tell, it's not a done deal, but the governor and Assembly leadership appear to be committed to (raising the cigarette tax),» said James Calvin, president of the state Association of Convenience Stor
Tax Foundation «As far as we can tell, it's not a done deal, but the governor and Assembly leadership appear to be committed to (raising the
cigarette tax),» said James Calvin, president of the state Association of Convenience Stor
tax),» said James Calvin, president of the
state Association of Convenience Stores.
Here's how
cigarettes are
taxed per pack by
states with the five highest and five lowest rates as of Feb. 1.
Over the past 15 years, the
state began using money from
cigarette tax revenues to fund HCRA programs too.
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.
Also, like former Gov. David Paterson, Cuomo is assuming the
state will start collecting sales
tax on
cigarettes sold on Indian land to non-Indian customers, which isn't something the tribes intend to let happen without a fight.
The
state Conservative Party is urging lawmakers to block a bill that would
tax electronic
cigarettes, a growing alternative to traditional tobacco products.
The number of
state -
taxed cigarette packs sold in New York has plummeted by 54 percent in the past decade.
A federal judge ruled Friday that United Parcel Service Inc. illegally shipped millions of
cigarettes to New York
state from Indian reservations, opening up the parcel carrier to damages and other penalties for skirting
taxes on tobacco products.
They talked about a number of issues facing the territory, including the economic impact his people have on the
state, the future of gaming in New York, and the ongoing dispute between the nation and
state government over the collection of
cigarette taxes.
He said the
cigarettes do not need to be
taxed because they were destined for out - of -
state customers.
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.
State Senator David Carlucci (D - Rockland / Westchester) announced new legislation to enact a
tax on vapor products used in an electronic
cigarette or other similar device.
He says the
state's nearly top in the nation
cigarette taxes bring in around $ 3 billion dollars a year, so there is resources to fully fund the anti smoking programs.
There are several proposals on the table to close the gap, including forcing Native American tribes to impose
cigarette taxes, taking money from authorities and restructuring the
state's tobacco bonds, according to the Times.
The New York
tax department has joined forces with two other
state agencies in an effort to reduce sales of contraband
cigarettes.
It is
taxing a pack of
cigarettes $ 4.35 that has made the Indians and out of
state purchases more attractive!
He says the
state's nearly top in the nation
cigarette taxes bring in around $ 3 billion dollars a year, so there is resources to fully fund the anti-smoking programs.
BUFFALO — New York
state is under another court order preventing it from
taxing cigarettes sold by Seneca Indian Nation retailers to the general public at reservation stores.
BUFFALO — Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration said Wednesday it will move swiftly to begin
taxing cigarettes sold on American Indian reservations to non-Indian customers after getting the go - ahead from a
state judge.
After a federal magistrate judge dismissed a similar lawsuit in 1999, finding the
state was immune from the legal action, the western New York tribe in 2007 sent a $ 2 million bill for back tolls during a dispute with the
state over
cigarette taxes.
In 2009, with the
state poised to enforce
cigarette tax collections, tribal leaders threatened to collect their own $ 2 tolls from vehicles.
Bronx
state Sen. Jeff Klein is taking on illegal online
cigarette vendors, which evade the city's high tobacco
taxes.
New York
State has become the national poster child for
cigarette tax evasion and bootlegging.
But it is unclear whether there are enough votes to approve the plan in the
State Senate, where Republicans have threatened to vote against any emergency budget bill that includes
tax increases and some Democrats oppose efforts to collect
taxes on
cigarettes sold by the tribes.
In 2006, The Department of Health estimated that New York
State was losing as much as $ 550 million in
taxes through the illegal sales of untaxed
cigarettes.
Mr. Megna said the
state, in an effort to avoid a confrontation, would
tax wholesalers who sold
cigarettes to Native American tribes.
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.
Advocates for higher
cigarette taxes cheered the proposal, saying it would cut down on smoking, provide the
state with badly needed revenue and discourage
cigarette smokers from switching one tobacco product for another.
Fayetteville, NY - Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said he opposes
taxing soda, increasing
taxes on
cigarettes or borrowing money to solve the
state's $ 9 billion budget deficit.
Megna said the
state will provide an intentionally inflated estimate of how many
cigarettes are smoked by Indians so most sales to non-Indians could be
taxed.
Smoking rates, for instance, have plummeted in the United
States in recent decades partly due to federal,
state and local
taxes that have driven up
cigarette costs.
By raising
cigarette taxes and strengthening clean indoor air laws,
states may not only reduce health detriments related to smoking, but also those related to drinking.»
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.
The city currently has the highest
cigarette prices in the country, thanks to
state and city
taxes and minimum price laws.
For their analysis, Vanderbilt and Michigan researchers used public data from 1999 to 2010 to determine the association of
cigarette tax and price increases over time with infant mortality rates in the United
States.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Higher
taxes and prices for
cigarettes are strongly associated with lower infant mortality rates in the United
States, according to a new study from Vanderbilt University and the University of Michigan released Dec. 1 in the journal Pediatrics.
Particularly effective are those that «include hard - hitting anti-smoking media campaigns, smoke - free laws, increased
taxes on
cigarettes and other tobacco products,
state Quitlines, and funding for cessation medications and reimbursement for counseling.»