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New Study Confirms $1 Cigarette Tax Increase Will Produce Large, Sustained Revenue Needed to Cut North Carolina Budget Deficit |
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Source:http://www.sunherald.com/,2010-05-20
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As the legislative session begins, a report released today by a tobacco policy expert at the University of Illinois at Chicago confirms that a significant cigarette tax increase in North Carolina will produce a large, sustained increase in state tobacco tax revenues. Several states, including South Carolina, have recently raised tobacco taxes to deal with budget shortfalls.
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Colorado faces 'budget cliff' in 2011 |
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Source:http://www.gazette.com/,2010-04-20
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Colorado schools are set to lose funding this year even though the overall state budget and tax revenue are growing. Other parts of the budget, like prisons and higher education, are getting more tax dollars — forcing cuts elsewhere — as federal stimulus money begins to dry up and the state faces the strings attached to it.
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Categories: · Tax International: · Asia |
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Some smokers consider quitting due to new tobacco tax |
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Source:http://www.wate.com/,2009-05-22
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Some smokers are fuming about higher cigarette prices that go into effect in April. But is the kick in the wallet enough to make them think about kicking the habit?
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Cigarette tax bill dies |
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Source:http://www.sunherald.com/,2009-03-30
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With a proposed Mississippi cigarette tax up in smoke for now, lawmakers are trying to find an alternative way to restore money to a bankrupt fund that gives drivers a discount on car tags.
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