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Even as Gov. Gary Herbert made the rounds at the state Capitol on Tuesday encouraging lawmakers to hold the line on new taxes, another message was being touted by legislators who want to see at least one tax go up -- the one on cigarettes.
Rep. Paul Ray, R-Clearfield, and Sen. Allen Christensen, R- Ogden, are reprising perennial efforts to raise one of the lowest tobacco tax rates in the country -- 69.5 cents on a pack of cigarettes -- high enough to make people think twice about lighting up.See the full content of this document
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Lawmakers Aim to Raise Tobacco Tax
The two lawmakers appeared together at a press conference plugging Christensen's proposal bumping the rate to $2 per pack, which Christensen said is big enough to change habits.
"Increasing the cost is the single most effective way to reduce use," he said. "We need to pu...See the full content of this document
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