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UPDATE - $1.00 Cigarette Tax Increase Introduced in Senate

In November we told you that Governor Gregoire was talking about increasing cigarette taxes by $0.25/pack to solve Washington's $1.5 Billion budget deficit.

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Washington Tobacco Revenue

State Excise Tax on Cigarettes: $3.025
State Excise Tax on Smokeless Tobacco: 75%
State Excise Tax on Little Cigars: 75% Wholesale Price
State Excise Tax on Large Cigars: 75% Wholesale Price
Sales Tax on Cigarette Sales: $0.42

Washington Revenue from Cigarettes

Excise Tax Collected (2009): $400,186,980
Master Settlement Agreement (MSA Payments 2009): $187,200,000
Cigarette Sales Tax Revenue (2009): $76,751,987
Total Revenue Collected (2009): $664,138,967

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

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