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Cancer Advocates Applaud Revenue Committee Decision to Sponsor a $1 Tobacco Tax Increase in 2018

... from a $1 tobacco tax increase would generate roughly $22 million in new revenue. Right now, smoking costs our state $258 million in annual health care costs, and with the state facing severe budget challenges, we hope the Legislature considers this tobacco tax increase as a viable solution. ... affiliate of the American Cancer Society, supports evidence-based policy and legislative solutions designed to eliminate cancer as a major health problem. ACS CAN works to encourage elected officials and candidates to make cancer a top national priority. ACS CAN gives ordinary people ...

Wyoming Tribune Eagle calls for increase in tobacco tax

... Study after study – including this latest one – shows that raising such taxes can save lives, dramatically reduce high tobacco-related health-care costs and generate much-needed revenue. Sadly, that last benefit is where advocates for a tobacco tax hike may gain some traction this year. ... important tobacco cessation, cancer screening, substance abuse treatment and other related programs. The directors of the Wyoming Department of Health and Department of Corrections would argue that some of the tobacco tax hike should be used to restore funding to those efforts, and we ...

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