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Tax On Cigarettes Goes Up This Week
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It’s about to get more expensive to buy cigarettes in Vermont. The tax on a pack of cigarettes will increase 38 cents beginning this Friday, July 1st. The increase is part of a package of tax increases designed to bring in $24 million in additional revenue to state coffers.VPR News
Senate Passes 53-Cent Tax Increase On Cigarettes
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Vermont lawmakers who rejected a proposal to jack up the state’s per-pack cigarette tax by a dollar have OK’d a smaller increase – 53 cents.VPR News
Coalition Disappointed In Shumlin’s Opposition To Cigarette Tax
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The Coalition for a Tobacco Free Vermont says it’s disappointed with Governor Peter Shumlin’s efforts to fight a one-dollar increase in the state cigarette tax. And the Coalition questions how a "health care" governor could oppose their planVermont Edition
Governor Peter Shumlin
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Governor Peter Shumlin provides his take on the key bills and issues facing the state as the legislature enters its final weeks.VPR News
Vermont Senate Nixes Tax On Cigarettes
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The Vermont Senate has rejected a plan to increase the state tax on cigarettes by a dollar a pack. The plan was designed to raise $9 million to help balance next year’s budget. The action raises new questions about how the budget shortfall will be addressed.VPR News
Pros & Cons Of The Cigarette Tax
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VPR’s Jane Lindholm talks the pros and cons of increasing the cigarette tax with the coordinator of the Coalition for a Tobacco Free Vermont, and the president of the Vermont Grocers’ Association.VPR News
Cigarette Tax Advocates Face Uphill Battle
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A plan to raise Vermont’s cigarette tax by a dollar a pack is running into some strong resistance at the Statehouse. Advocates say the tax will help fund quit smoking programs. But Governor Peter Shumlin says it will cost the state a lot of money.VPR News