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Small Business Chamber supports hike in cigarette tax 

The SC Small Business Chamber of Commerce announced its support Wednesday of H.3567, the cigarette tax, as amended by the perfecting amendment of Alexander, Land, Hayes and Lourie adopted Tuesday.

The Small Business Chamber has supported an increase in the cigarette tax providing the revenue would be used to help small businesses in our health insurance crisis, said Frank Knapp, Jr., president of the organization. "In general, H.3567 accomplishes this by enabling more of our uninsured citizens obtain affordable health insurance coverage."

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