The Cost of Lighting Up

October 24, 2016

California will consider a ballot measure to hike its cigarette tax to $2.87 a pack this November. Tobacco companies such as R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris have poured $56 million into the campaign against Proposition 56.

Research and anecdotal evidence suggest cigarette taxes can curb smoking, KQED’s April Dembosky has reported. U.S. Census Bureau data shows the cost of a pack of cigarettes in California has generally grown in tandem with a rising cigarette tax, with a couple of exceptions. In the mid-to-late 1980s, the tax was flat but the total cost still inched up; and in the early 1990s, the total cost declined even as the tax grew.

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<p>California will consider a ballot measure to hike its cigarette tax to $2.87 a pack this November. Tobacco companies such as R.J. Reynolds and Philip Morris have poured $56 million into the campaign against Proposition 56.</p>
<p>Research and anecdotal evidence suggest cigarette taxes can curb smoking, KQED’s April Dembosky has <a href="http://californiahealthline.org/news/would-californias-proposed-tobacco-tax-hike-reduce-smoking/">reported</a>. U.S. Census Bureau data shows the cost of a pack of cigarettes in California has generally grown in tandem with a rising cigarette tax, with a couple of exceptions. In the mid-to-late 1980s, the tax was flat but the total cost still inched up; and in the early 1990s, the total cost declined even as the tax grew.</p>

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