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Another tax hike on cigarettes and cigars gets kicked around

by Len Lazarick | March 14, 2013 | News, Taxes | 3 |

Tobacco lobbyists and anti-smoking advocates went head to head in a high-stakes hearing Wednesday on the legislature’s latest proposal to raise the tax on a pack of cigarettes from $2 to $3.The tax rate on cigars would triple from 30% to 95%.

Maryland could have highest tax rates in US on certain tobacco products

by Len Lazarick | March 8, 2012 | Governor, News, Taxes | 9 |

The Senate Budget and Taxation Committee heard testimony Wednesday on a proposed tax hike on cigars and smokeless tobacco products that could reach as high as 95%, but would exempt premium cigars.

If passed, Maryland would have the highest tax rates on non-premium cigars and smokeless tobacco in the U.S., according to the Cigar Association of America.

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Another tax hike on cigarettes and cigars gets kicked around

Maryland could have highest tax rates in US on certain tobacco products

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