Oregon City Supports Statewide Ban on Flavored Tobacco Products
OREGON CITY, OR — Oregon City has taken a stand against flavored tobacco products by passing a resolution on Wednesday that calls for an end to their sale.
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President's Budget Includes 94-cent Cigarette Tax Increase
March 4, 2014
In the budget submitted to Congress, President Obama proposed increasing the federal tax on cigarettes by 94 cents per pack.
Increasing the tax on tobacco products is proven to be one of the most effective ways to prevent children from picking up that first cigarette. Scientific studies have shown that a 10% increase in the cost of a pack of cigarettes can decrease youth smoking by over 6%.
ACS CAN's own studies show that the proposed increase would prevent 493,000 children from premature death due to smoking-related illnesses and 1.3 million American children from becoming adult smokers. The increase would have tremendous benefits for adults as well, reducing the number of adult smokers by 2.6 million over 10 years.
Despite broad public support for an increase, we don't expect congressional action on the proposal at this time.
