Cigarette Tax Hike Projected To Save 15,300 New Yorkers’ Lives
ONEONTA—As of September 1, New York State’s cigarette tax is the highest in the nation. The $1.00 hike is the first cigarette tax increase since 2010 and changes the tax from $4.35 to $5.35 per pack of 20 cigarettes. Research shows a 10 percent increase in tobacco prices would be expected to decrease tobacco consumption by 4 percent in high-income countries.[i]
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