Texas Cigarette Tax boon for Mexico

Posted on January 14th, 2007 by Dig ad veritas

MySA.com: Smokers roll with tax
Nydia Lopez
KENS 5 Eyewitness News Texas’ new cigarette tax doesn’t exactly have smokers rolling on the floor laughing, but it does have them rolling.
Two weeks into the new tax, retailers have made a curious observation, smokers are rolling their own cigarettes to save money.
Smokers, it seems, have discovered it’s cheaper to [...]

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Texas really says No Smoking.

Posted on December 26th, 2006 by Dig ad veritas

MySA.com: Politics
AUSTIN — Texas smokers will pay significantly more for cigarettes starting Jan. 1 when the state’s excise tax goes up by $1 a pack.
It’s a move that health experts hope will discourage folks — especially teens — from lighting up.
The tax increase from 41 cents to $1.41 [...]

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