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Jump to full article: WPMI-TV NBC 15 (Mobile, AL), 2009-06-30
Intro: Starting Wednesday smokers in Florida will be paying one dollar more for a pack of cigarettes. The price hike is aimed at making Floridians healthier, but there could be a side effect in Alabama. As NBC 15's Andrea Ramey tells us, Alabama may become a refuge for Florida smokers.
Simple math explains why. If you pay $5 for a pack in Alabama and $6 in Florida, over the course of a year if you smoke a pack a day you'd save more than $350. Local gas stations are banking on that savings.
Selling tobacco is big business for Wilcox Chevron owner Mike Foropoulos, a business that will likely grow as nearby Florida raises its prices on cigarettes.
"I think my business be better here," said Foropoulos. "The difference in price $1 per pack is a lot of money."
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