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Report addresses cigarette tax issue 

A new report is casting doubt on whether a higher cigarette tax would be a good idea in Utah.

The report from the Utah Tax Review Commission was released Thursday. It acknowledges raising the cigarette tax from 69.5 cents per pack to $2 could add an additional $50 million to the state budget. But the commission's report says the tax targets a narrow base of taxpayers, it's regressive in nature and squeezes money from people with an addiction.

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