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SUPPORT TOBACCO JOBS in VIRGINIA!

Philip Morris USA and US Smokeless Tobacco Company supports legislation that would change the way moist smokeless tobacco is taxed in the state of Virginia.

Virginia Tobacco Revenue

State Excise Tax on Cigarettes: $0.30
State Excise Tax on Smokeless Tobacco: 10%
State Excise Tax on Little Cigars: 10% Wholesale Price
State Excise Tax on Large Cigars: 10%
Sales Tax on Cigarette Sales: $0.19

Virginia Revenue from Cigarettes

Excise Tax Collected (2008): $170,273,300
Master Settlement Agreement (MSA Payments 2008): $132,700,000
Cigarette Sales Tax Revenue (2008): $91,882,467.80
Total Revenue Collected (2008): $394,855,767.80

Source: Bill Orzechowski & Rob Walker, The Tax Burden on Tobacco, Historical Compilation Volume 43, 2008.

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