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Pennsylvania Tobacco Tax Increase: WIN for health, WIN for the budget
... health, WIN for the budget Harrisburg, PA (Nov. 12, 2015) – More than 9,000 Pennsylvania kids become daily smokers every year and one-third of them will die prematurely as a result. Pennsylvania leaders, struggling to end a budget impasse, can save lives and generate important new revenue with a significant increase of at least $1.00 – our coalition supports a $1.60-per-pack hike ... more difficult for the tobacco industry to offset, leading to a decrease in tobacco use, particularly among kids, and a reduction in health care cost burdens. Win #1: Increasing the tobacco tax will reduce smoking, especially among kids. A $1.60-per-pack increase in Pennsylvania is projected ...
Philadelphia Tobacco Tax Increase Will Save Lives, Protect Kids
Philadelphia Tobacco Tax Increase Will Save Lives, Protect Kids Governor Corbett Signs Bill Passing $2 Per Pack Cigarette Tax ACS CAN Commends Legislature and Governor; Offers Resources to Help Quit September 24, 2014 – Governor Tom Corbett took a major step to save lives ... adult smokers and 1,000 to 2,000 fewer youth smokers. “Each year 2,100 Philadelphians die due to their tobacco use. This is nearly 16 percent of all deaths in the city. That loss of life is tragic – and it’s preventable,” said Phillips. “I applaud the General Assembly for working ... is estimated that the tax will result in $28 million in yearly productivity gains. Combined with an estimated $48 million in annual health care cost savings from the cigarette tax, the increase will have a tremendous positive impact on both the state budget and health care consumers in ...