Hey, I need a little help.
Okay so a few things…
Is there a general alcohol/cigarette tax in the U.S. (not just from state to state)? If so, then what is it?
About how much does the U.S. currently make on these taxes?
Any information would greatly help. Thank you!
There is a federal tax on each, but there is also a state tax, and those differ from state to state!
It is true that the law of supply and demand dictates that a higher price means a lower quantity is demanded, but funding S-CHIP with Federal Cigarette Tax Increases is a Poor Tax Policy. A cigarette tax increase hurts the poor more than virtually any other way of raising money. High Cigarette Taxes Encourage Smuggling and Associated Crime.
It is often said that cigarette taxes should be increased because government needs revenue. Such an argument is possibly the worst used by advocates of higher cigarette taxation. Why not tax coffee or spinach or impose a tax based upon the number of blades of grass in a taxpayer’s yard? Just because the government needs revenue to fund some general spending program that has broad benefits doesn’t mean that an arbitrarily selected group of people should pay the tax. o_O
I’m a freelance writer interested in the rising price of sin taxes? The basic angle is that smoking cigarettes is not that much cheaper than smoking pot in some municipalities.
I can give you a link for the US but not for the countries of the world.
This is a link to a map of the US with the state taxes of each state. It also says how much the federal taxes are on cigarettes. At the bottom, it lists the areas that also have a city tax (for example, NYC residents have a federal tax of $1.01, a state tax of $2.75 and a city tax of $1.50)
http://www.tobaccofreekids.org/research/factsheets/pdf/0222.pdf
These taxes are only for pre-made cigarettes.
This is another great site that lists the tobacco taxes per state. It also includes taxes on loose roll your own tobacco. As you can see, the Federal tax increase last year was a 2,200% increase. The taxes on roll your own are now higher than the retail value of the products.
http://ryorevolution.com/ryo-tobacco-tax.html
There is currently a bill proposed in the House that would raise the taxes on pipe tobacco from $2.83 per pound up to $24.78 per pound (again, this would make the taxes higher than the retail value of most of the products).
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-4439
If you click on "Full Text" you can read the bill. It’s a short read.
I bought a can today and payed the normal price so idk
My husband works at a warehouse where they pick cigarrettes and what not.
He says that yes the tax is on all tobacco products.
I know that back on April 1st, the Cigarette and Tobacco taxes were substantially increased.
Since then I’ve heard around that there is pending legislation that there will be another tax increase during the Fall/Winter months of 2009, but can’t find any evidence of that.
Anybody know?
There no more pending Federal tobacco tax increases at present. Those take an act of Congress and Congress is busy with other issues right now.
State taxes could increase at any time and that is were most high tobacco taxes exist. (The tax on a pack of cigarettes in NYC is nearly $6.00 when all taxes are added in.)
by getting them to quit smoking?
Wow, trolling for conservowackos is so easy. I need a challenge.
Funding S-CHIP with Federal Cigarette Tax Increase is Poor Tax Policy. A cigarette tax increase hurts the poor more than virtually any other way of raising money. High Cigarette Taxes Encourage Smuggling and Associated Crime.
It is often said that cigarette taxes should be increased because government needs revenue. Such an argument is possibly the worst used by advocates of higher cigarette taxation. Why not tax coffee or spinach or impose a tax based upon the number of blades of grass in a taxpayer’s yard? Just because the government needs revenue to fund some general spending program that has broad benefits doesn’t mean that an arbitrarily selected group of people should pay the tax. o_O