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Speak out AGAIN to higher taxes !
It's been over a month and the Washington Legislature continues the debate to increase state cigarette excise taxes by $1.00 per pack as a means to fund new health care programs. If passed, this increase will bring Washington's excise tax to $3.025 per pack for cigarettes - one of the highest in the country!
Washington Tobacco Revenue
State Excise Tax on Cigarettes: $2.025
State Excise Tax on Smokeless Tobacco: 75%
State Excise Tax on Little Cigars: 75% Wholesale Price
State Excise Tax on Large Cigars: 75%
Sales Tax on Cigarette Sales: $0.40
Washington Revenue from Cigarettes
Excise Tax Collected (2008): $421,138,453
Master Settlement Agreement (MSA Payments 2008): $173,000,000
Cigarette Sales Tax Revenue (2008): $74,017,351.80
Total Revenue Collected (2008): $668,155,804.80
Source: Bill Orzechowski & Rob Walker, The Tax Burden on Tobacco, Historical Compilation Volume 43, 2008.