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Washington State Considers Raising Tobacco Taxes to Fund Health Systems
HB 2382 seeks to raise $2 per pack, aiming to reduce $3.2 billion in tobacco-related health costs and address a $2.3 billion state budget shortfall.
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FOX 28 SpokaneWashington state considers raising tobacco taxes to fund health systems
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington state lawmakers are considering a bill to raise taxes on tobacco products statewide. The proposal includes increasing the cigarette tax and restructuring the tax on vapor and other tobacco products.
·Spokane, United States
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WA considers major tobacco, vapor product tax hikes, raising flags around smuggling
(The Center Square) – State lawmakers heard testimony Friday on a proposal to increase Washington’s cigarette tax by 66% while amending a separate vapor tax to 95% of the products'
·United States
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- 67% of the sources are Center
67% Center
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