New York smokers react to new very high tax rates
Seneca Indians trying to get the government off their back about cigarettes
A list of the tobacco taxes for each state
European organizations trying to snuff out cigarette smuggling
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People wouldn't smuggle cigarettes if the taxes weren't so high. In other news, people are trying to find away around the high taxes in some parts of the country, and their methods will get more inventive as long as the taxes remain elevated.
7.16.2010
7.08.2010
Cigarette Tax News July 8 2010, worldwide trend in raising cig prices
South Carolina, once the lowest taxed state for cigarettes in America is now raising their taxes
New York smokers getting around taxes by driving out of state
Cigarette taxes raised even in Palestine
Seneca Indians have another 2 weeks before ban on mailing cigarettes goes into effect
Cigarette black market in Canada grows from high taxes
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There is clearly a world-wide trend in taxing cigarettes to provide funding to governments for their projects, and it doesn't seem like an end is in sight! Keep checking for more news!
New York smokers getting around taxes by driving out of state
Cigarette taxes raised even in Palestine
Seneca Indians have another 2 weeks before ban on mailing cigarettes goes into effect
Cigarette black market in Canada grows from high taxes
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There is clearly a world-wide trend in taxing cigarettes to provide funding to governments for their projects, and it doesn't seem like an end is in sight! Keep checking for more news!
7.04.2010
Cigarette taxes rising all over, New York City, Egypt, Utah
Smokers in some parts of New York City are now paying as much as $15 a pack as of early July 2010
More on recent New York City cigarette tax increases
A total of nearly $7 in cigarette taxes in NYC
Egypt raising cigarette prices by 100%
$1 rise in Utah's cigarette taxes
More on recent New York City cigarette tax increases
A total of nearly $7 in cigarette taxes in NYC
Egypt raising cigarette prices by 100%
$1 rise in Utah's cigarette taxes
5.04.2010
Cigarette Taxes May 2010
Washington State - $1 tax increase per pack as of May 1, 2010!
- Taxes now over $3 per pack in Washington. A pack is well over $6 and possibly as much as $7 per pack in some locations.
Australia - Government jacks up taxes and requires plain packaging
- Same story down under, pay out your nose for your smokes.
Europe - Imperial Tobacco company raises prices to compete with taxes
- People stop smoking because of taxes, so the company has to raise prices even more to keep profits.
Oregon - Anti-tobacco activist on his organization's plans
"There is excellent research that clearly identifies what needs to be done to eliminate tobacco use. CDC Director Thomas R. Frieden recently said: "Smoke-free laws, hard-hitting ads and higher cigarette prices are among our strongest weapons in this fight against tobacco use.""
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Apparently our choice to smoke tobacco doesn't matter, he wants to "eliminate tobacco use."
One has to wonder how much higher these taxes are going to go. A lot of the motivation comes from the government that wants taxes, and guys like this in the last link who want to stop all smoking. Fairness to smokers isn't important to them.
- Taxes now over $3 per pack in Washington. A pack is well over $6 and possibly as much as $7 per pack in some locations.
Australia - Government jacks up taxes and requires plain packaging
- Same story down under, pay out your nose for your smokes.
Europe - Imperial Tobacco company raises prices to compete with taxes
- People stop smoking because of taxes, so the company has to raise prices even more to keep profits.
Oregon - Anti-tobacco activist on his organization's plans
"There is excellent research that clearly identifies what needs to be done to eliminate tobacco use. CDC Director Thomas R. Frieden recently said: "Smoke-free laws, hard-hitting ads and higher cigarette prices are among our strongest weapons in this fight against tobacco use.""
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Apparently our choice to smoke tobacco doesn't matter, he wants to "eliminate tobacco use."
One has to wonder how much higher these taxes are going to go. A lot of the motivation comes from the government that wants taxes, and guys like this in the last link who want to stop all smoking. Fairness to smokers isn't important to them.
4.01.2010
Cigarette price increases, April 2010
A lot of increases in cigarette taxes in Early-Mid 2010:
Big cigarette price increase in Bulgaria
Cigarette taxes rising, complaints falling
50 cent cigarette price increase in South Carolina as of April 1, 2010
Utah - pretty big increases on tobacco prices effective July 1, passed April 1
Doesn't seem like using tobacco as a tax scapegoat to give the government more money is going to give up any time soon.
Big cigarette price increase in Bulgaria
Cigarette taxes rising, complaints falling
50 cent cigarette price increase in South Carolina as of April 1, 2010
Utah - pretty big increases on tobacco prices effective July 1, passed April 1
Doesn't seem like using tobacco as a tax scapegoat to give the government more money is going to give up any time soon.
3.07.2010
Cigarette price news, March 2010
Utah - Cig taxes going up $1
USA - The state of the tobacco industry in 2009
USA - Anti-smoking lobbies want to increase tobacco taxes more
UK - Anti-smoking charity wants 5% smoking tax increase, taxes are already heavy in the UK
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It's pretty unlikely that any taxes on tobacco products will go down anytime soon. Since along with other taxes last year, they also heavily taxed roll-your-own cigarettes, it's not the same alternative it used to be. You can still pretty much halve your smoking costs will roll your own, though.
USA - The state of the tobacco industry in 2009
USA - Anti-smoking lobbies want to increase tobacco taxes more
UK - Anti-smoking charity wants 5% smoking tax increase, taxes are already heavy in the UK
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It's pretty unlikely that any taxes on tobacco products will go down anytime soon. Since along with other taxes last year, they also heavily taxed roll-your-own cigarettes, it's not the same alternative it used to be. You can still pretty much halve your smoking costs will roll your own, though.
2.03.2010
You don't have to buy premade cigarettes
A much less expensive alternative to buying premade, or cigarettes from the store is buying tobacco, cigarette tubes and a machine to put them together. Although last year, a bill went through that heavily raised the tax on roll-your-own tobacco, it's still much cheaper to smoke that way. Some people have reservations about RYO tobacco, but having smoked it for the last few months, it's just good or better than the tobacco and chemicals in premades.
You don't have to smoke roll your own tobacco in unfiltered papers like many think, smoke shops and online retailers sell tubes than can be stuffed full of tobacco, just like regular cigarettes.
There's a number of great online sellers, my favorite being: Lil Brown's Smoke Shack, but there's many others out there with a search on "roll your own tobacco". Give it a try if cigarette prices are taking too much out of your wallet.
Info links:
Stuff your own
RYO revolution
RYO revolution forums
You don't have to smoke roll your own tobacco in unfiltered papers like many think, smoke shops and online retailers sell tubes than can be stuffed full of tobacco, just like regular cigarettes.
There's a number of great online sellers, my favorite being: Lil Brown's Smoke Shack, but there's many others out there with a search on "roll your own tobacco". Give it a try if cigarette prices are taking too much out of your wallet.
Info links:
Stuff your own
RYO revolution
RYO revolution forums
1.03.2010
Possible new cigarette price increases, and the effects of cigarette taxes
Cigarette price news - January 2010
Australia - Government wants to increase cigarette prices to stop smoking
Michigan - New FSC(Fire Safe Cigarettes) are inferior to pre-FSC cigs, smokers claim
Kansas - State government wants to increase state cigarette tax
Hawaii - Cigarette price increases have lowered smoking rates in the state
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In other news, I've recently started buying my own tobacco and tubes and "rolling" or making my own.
Resources on RYO(roll your own) cigarettes:
http://ryorevolution.com/
http://forum.ryorevolution.com/
Australia - Government wants to increase cigarette prices to stop smoking
Michigan - New FSC(Fire Safe Cigarettes) are inferior to pre-FSC cigs, smokers claim
Kansas - State government wants to increase state cigarette tax
Hawaii - Cigarette price increases have lowered smoking rates in the state
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In other news, I've recently started buying my own tobacco and tubes and "rolling" or making my own.
Resources on RYO(roll your own) cigarettes:
http://ryorevolution.com/
http://forum.ryorevolution.com/
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