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HERE WE GO AGAIN! Say NO - to HIGH Tobacco Taxes

On Tuesday, February 9th , Governor Rendell proposed a new 30% tax on moist smokeless tobacco (MST) and cigars.

Pennsylvania Tobacco Revenue

State Excise Tax on Cigarettes: $1.60
State Excise Tax on Smokeless Tobacco: $0.00
State Excise Tax on Little Cigars: $1.60
State Excise Tax on Large Cigars: $0.00
Sales Tax on Cigarette Sales: $0.35

Pennsylvania Revenue from Cigarettes

Excise Tax Collected (2008): $1,031,871,150
Master Settlement Agreement (MSA Payments 2008): $382,000,000
Cigarette Sales Tax Revenues (2008): $201,477,223.40
Total Revenue Collected (2008): $1,615,348,273.40

Source: Bill Orzechowski & Rob Walker, The Tax Burden on Tobacco, Historical Compilation Volume 43, 2008.

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