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Rhode Island Retailers: Speak Out and Say NO to HIGHER Taxes!

The Governor of Rhode Island is at it again – He has proposed raising the state excise tax on cigarettes again by 4-cents per pack. When will this stop?

In Rhode Island, in 2009, the legislature passed a $1.00 increase on the cigarette SET to $3.46 per pack and increased the large cigar SET from 40% to 80% of the wholesale price.

Rhode Island Tobacco Revenue

State Excise Tax on Cigarettes: $3.46
State Excise Tax on Smokeless Tobacco: $1.00/oz
State Excise Tax on Little Cigars: $3.46/pack
State Excise Tax on Large Cigars: 80% Wholesale Price
Sales Tax on Cigarette Sales: $0.54

Rhode Island Revenue from Cigarettes

Excise Tax Collected (2009): $124,880,200
Master Settlement Agreement (MSA Payments 2009): $58,000,000
Cigarette Sales Tax Revenues (2009): $20,964,325
Total Revenue Collected (2009): $203,844,525

Source: Bill Orzechowski & Rob Walker, The Tax Burden on Tobacco, Historical Compilation Volume 44, 2009.

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