Committee Against Smuggling and Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the Economy

Increase in tobacco taxes crushing business

December 27, 2015 by admin News 0 comments

Minnesota – Based on the two automatic tax inflators, the Department of Revenue has issued new 2016 rates under which Minnesota adult smokers will pay an astounding and near nation-leading $3.53 per pack.This is only going to make more businesses leave the state and make cigarette smuggling worse. Increasing taxes is not going to solve anything.

 

http://www.inforum.com/letters/3910874-letter-increase-tobacco-taxes-crushing-business

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