Saturday, December 29, 2012

State Cigarette Tax


How much is a pack of cigarettes where you live ?
In Arizona they are about to add a state tax of .61 per pack which will make them between $6 to $7 a pack.
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$3.10 a pack in N.C. for the off Brand. The .61 cent increase in tax is supposed to fund children's health care.



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STATE CIGARETTE TAX
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MD mulls even higher tax rates on cigarettes - Maryland Health Care ...
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Kentucky Tax Commission Considers Increasing Cigarette Tax. It may soon cost smokers more to light up in the Bluegrass State. After months of deliberation, the Kentucky Blue Ribbon Commission on Tax Reform has ...