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UPDATE:

Thanks in part to the actions of concerned citizens in Oregon, the state legislature adjourned on Friday, July 1st without voting on the proposed tobacco tax increases. As a result the state’s tobacco excise tax rates remain unchanged.

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Oregon Tobacco Revenue

State Excise Tax on Cigarettes: $1.18
State Excise Tax on Smokeless Tobacco: 1.78/oz
State Excise Tax on Little Cigars: 65% Wholesale Price
State Excise Tax on Large Cigars: 65% Wholesale Price
Sales Tax on Cigarette Sales: $0.00

Oregon Revenue from Cigarettes

Excise Tax Collected (2009): $216,407,000
Master Settlement Agreement (MSA Payments 2009): $98,100,000
Total Revenue Collected (2009): $314,507,000

Source: Bill Orzechowski & Rob Walker, The Tax Burden on Tobacco, Historical Compilation Volume 44, 2009.

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