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SC House Speaker introducing cigarette tax bill  

Jump to full article: AP, 2009-02-17

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South Carolina legislators will get a bill this week to raise the state's cigarette tax.

A spokesman for House Speaker Bobby Harrell said Tuesday the Charleston Republican plans to introduce the bill this week. It calls for an increase of 50 cents a pack. The current 7 cents tax is the lowest in the country.

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