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Utah Senate passes tobacco tax increase  

Jump to full article: Associated Press (AP), 2010-03-05
Author: JOSEPH FREEMAN

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The tax on a pack of cigarettes would increase by about $1 under a bill approved by the Utah Senate.

The proposal from Sen. Allen Christensen, R-Ogden, that passed Thursday would hike the tobacco tax from 69.5 cents a pack to roughly $1.70.

The average state tobacco tax is $1.34 per pack, according to the National Tobacco Cessation Collaborative.

Christensen's proposal passed by a vote of 20-9, sending it to the H

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