Cigarette Prices News, Mid July 2010

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.

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!

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