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Tobacco Use
Oregon groups seek to reinstate cigarette tax
December 7th, 2004
Healthcare industry and anti-smoking groups plan to seek reinstatement of a 10-cent-a-pack cigarette tax that was snuffed out when voters rejected an $800 million tax hike earlier this year. The groups say raising the cigarette tax would discourage smoking among young people by making cigarettes more expensive and provide more money for health clinics for low-income people. But the move is likely to encounter strong resistance from House Republicans who say Oregonians have made it clear they don't want higher taxes. The 10-cent cigarette tax was enacted by the 1993 Legislature to help pay for the Oregon Health Plan, and lawmakers...
Source: Cardiovascular Business Week (2004-12-07)
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