Who are the major players in the Michigan cigarette tax?
Who are the major players in the Michigan cigarette tax? Im doing a paper and cant find much on it. Are there any interest groupd for or against? Is there a certain member of government that is onvested in the issue? Thanks.
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The state government which views this as a possible revenue enhancing exercise and of course, all of those people who are adamantly opposed to smoking in general. They feel that by raising the cigarette tax, they will either increase the state's revenue and/or discourage smoking because they feel that it is a health hazard.
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