Minnesota - EEUU 26 de Junio de 2013
State tobacco tax increase comes Monday
Starting Monday, users of tobacco products will
fork out more dough for their addiction.
That’s the day implementation of Minnesota’s
newest tax — aimed at reducing cigarette smoking, counteracting tobacco
marketing campaigns and improving the overall health of its citizens — begins.
The tobacco tax increase passed by the legislature this spring boosts
Minnesota’s tobacco tax from 28th to the sixth-highest in the nation, according
to Paula Bloemendaal, tobacco control and policy coordinator for Southwest
Health and Human Services.
At $2.83 per pack, Bloemendaal said the tax
includes an already-implemented health impact fee of 75 cents. In addition,
smokers will still need to pay Minnesota sales tax on their tobacco products —
averaging about 35 cents per pack — as well as the federal tobacco tax of $1.01
per pack.
All of those taxes combined now account for
approximately half the price of a pack of cigarettes. Starting Monday, the
cheapest brands of cigarettes in the state will cost nearly $6.50 per pack,
with most name brands in the $7 to $8 range.
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