22nd Century Group Inc (XXII)

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2017- Cigarette State tax –
Overall All States’ Average: $1.69 per pack

Major Tobacco States’ Average: 48.5 cents per pack
Other States’ Average: $1.85 per pack

The highest combined state-local tax rate is $6.16 in Chicago, IL, with New York City second at $5.85 per pack.

If the States such as NY have truly raised the cost of cigs through taxes to reduce the number of smokers, then a argument to reduce this tax on reduced nicotine smokes would be valid.

The States might still say no to a tax reduction on cessation cigs, stating that any smoking is bad, to save their cig tax cash cow.