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Jump to full article: Portsmouth (NH) Herald, 2009-06-28
Author: Susan Morse
Intro: On Wednesday, June 24, New Hampshire legislators said they closed a $650 million revenue gap by passing an $11.5 billion budget that includes raising the cigarette tax by 45 cents, to a total of $1.78 per pack.
Even with the hike, New Hampshire has the lowest cigarette tax in the region, according to Michael Dumond, bureau chief of Bureau of Prevention Services, state Division of Public Health Services.
Maine's tax is $2 per pack; Vermont's $1.99; Rhode Island's tax is $2.46; and Massachusetts has a $2.51 tax per pack, Dumond said.
Smoke shops in Seabrook at the Massachusetts border particularly benefit from smokers traveling into the state to buy cigarettes at cheaper prices.
Increasingly, smoke shop owners said, customers are opting to save even more money by buying roll-your-own products.
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