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Poll: Majority in NM favor higher cigarette tax 

Jump to full article: Associated Press (AP), 2009-01-22
Author: BARRY MASSEY

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SANTA FE, N.M. - Three out of four New Mexicans favor a $1-a-pack increase in the state's cigarette tax to pay for anti-smoking programs and help eliminate a $450 million budget deficit, according to a poll released Thursday.

About 76 percent of likely voters support an increase in the cigarette tax from its current level, 91 cents, to $1.91 a pack, according to the poll commissioned by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network and the Washington, D.C.-based Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.

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