(Chicago Tribune) — Chicago loses an estimated $120 million a year — and the U.S. billions — on uncollected taxes on cigarettes. But that could change with the Sept. 2 sale of a little-known Illinois company that produces cigarette tax stamps that are used throughout the country. States have struggled for more than a half-century […]
(NYT) — New Yorkers who like to smoke will have to dig a little deeper to light up next month, after the Legislature passed a bill on Monday that will give the state the highest cigarette taxes in the country. The new law, part of an emergency budget measure to keep the government running, adds […]
(The Telegraph) — State lawmakers will tackle a flurry of budget proposals before the scheduled end of the legislative session on Friday. The Illinois House will consider a tax hike on cigarettes from 98 cents per pack to $1.98 per pack. The Illinois Senate passed the cigarette tax increase proposal last April by a vote […]