Introduced
by
To raise the state cigarette tax by 5-cents a pack, and double the tax on cigars, noncigarette smoking tobacco, and smokeless tobacco to 64 percent of the wholesale price. This is one of a number of tax increases included in Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s Fiscal Year 2007-2008 budget recommendation, which is based on approximately $1 billion in tax increases. It would increase the taxes paid by citizens approximately $57 million.
Referred to the Committee on Tax Policy
