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Jump to full article: AP, 2009-10-13
Author: Written by ROCHELLE HINES, Associated Press
Intro: The state Supreme Court has issued a ruling that would allow the state to collect higher taxes on cigarettes sold by Osage Nation tobacco stores.
However, the Oklahoma Tax Commission said Monday that it already has a new deal with the Osage Nation requiring it to pay a tax of 66 cents per pack.
The state tax on cigarettes is $1.03, but tribal stores pay lower rates, ranging from 6 cents per pack for those along Oklahoma’s borders to 86 cents per pack for some tribes. The state had wanted to charge the Osage Nation 86 cents per pack, but the tribe argued that it should be paying much less.
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