| The Tobacco Reference Guide |
| by David Moyer, MD. |
| Chapter 36 Taxation |
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| Massachusetts's voters approved a 25-cent a pack increase in the state cigarette tax |
| in 1992. The most extreme tactic used by the tobacco industry was a last-minute effort |
| to convince the state's anti-abortion voters that the tax revenue generated would be |
| used by the state to fund abortion referrals and to distribute condoms. |
| SCARC, November 8, 1992 |
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| Despite severe budgetary problems, the state of Virginia in 1991 rejected a bill to tax |
| cigarettes at 20 cents a pack. Virginia's state tax has been 2 1/2 cents since 1966, |
| when it was reduced from 3 cents, and is the lowest of any state. The tobacco industry |
| convinced the state legislature that Philip Morris, Richmond's biggest employer, |
| might leave the state if the tax went through. |
| Tobacco Free Youth Reporter, Spring 1993 |
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| "...the fiscal sense of using taxes to shape public behavior. When people smoke, they |
| pass on costs to society - financial and physical strain on public health care, sick |
| leave, disability benefits, and lost productivity. By including those otherwise-unpaid |
| costs in the price of a pack of cigarettes, governments ensure that private decisions |
| about smoking take into account the full impact that smoking has on society." |
| World Watch magazine, September-October 1992 (Hal Kane) |
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| A survey of 19 industrialized countries showed that the US ranked last in level of |
| tobacco excise taxes, and next to last in advertising restrictions. |
| SCARC, August 31, 1992 |
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