Florida smokers puff on largest tax increase

Florida led the nation on a percentage basis in increased cigarette taxes from 2006 to 2017.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 6:00 a.m. February 14, 2020
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At nearly 300%, Florida has increased its excise taxes on a pack of smokes more than any other state over the past decade. Through 2017, the tax equated to what’s now a $1.34 levy per pack.

 

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