State Cigarette Tax Increase Would Cut Smoking Rate and Ease Costs

Lawson, Anthony H.Wright, Eric R.Chaloupka, Frank J.Christensen, Kari2007-11-262007-11-262006http://www.urbancenter.iupui.edu/PubResources/pdf/210_06-C25.pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2450/513This issue brief presents an analysis of the impact of an increase in the state cigarette excise tax. An increase would decrease smoking rates, increase revenue from state cigarette excise taxes, ease healthcare costs, and decrease the rates of premature death and smoking-related disease.326361 bytesapplication/pdfState Cigarette Tax Increase Would Cut Smoking Rate and Ease CostsReport