Cigarette tax increase
Jump to full article: Spartanburg (SC) Herald-Journal, 2008-05-06
Intro: South Carolina lawmakers should raise the tax on cigarettes and use the money to make it easier for small businesses to provide employees with health insurance.
The state Senate is scheduled to debate raising the tax today. Most lawmakers are willing to increase the cigarette tax, and polls show most state residents support such a move. The questions are how high to raise the tax and what to do with the revenue it generates.
An increase of about 30 cents per pack would bring the Palmetto State in line with neighboring states. . . .
Lawmakers can provide a real boost to the state's health care system if they increase the cigarette tax and use the revenue to fund tax credits for small businesses.
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