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SPEAK OUT ON KENTUCKY SMOKELESS TOBACCO TAX INCREASES
The Kentucky legislature is considering HB 296 that, if passed, would change the way that smokeless tobacco is taxed in Kentucky, and result in premium adult smokeless tobacco consumers paying more state excise taxes per can!
Kentucky Tobacco Revenue
- State Excise Tax on Cigarettes: $0.60
- State Excise Tax on Smokeless Tobacco: $0.19/1.5 oz Banded
- State Excise Tax on Little Cigars: 15% Wholesale Price
- State Excise Tax on Large Cigars: 15%
- Sales Tax on Cigarette Sales: $0.25
Kentucky Revenue from Cigarettes
- Excise Tax Collected (2008): $179,456,098
- Master Settlement Agreement (MSA Payments 2008): $115,100,000
- Cigarette Sales Tax Revenue (2008): $125,099,103.80
- Total Revenue Collected (2008): $419,655,201.80
Source: Bill Orzechowski & Rob Walker, The Tax Burden on Tobacco, Historical Compilation Volume 43, 2008.