Raising Cigarette Taxes Will Increase Revenues, Lower Health Care Costs, and Reduce Smoking

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This report addresses how Louisiana’s cigarette tax directly relates to the state’s poor health record and extremely high smoking rate.

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The governor's plan will mainly benefit corporations and the wealthy, while working and middle-class families will pay more for services and products we use every day such as diapers, garbage collection, haircuts and home repairs. Louisiana’s tax system certainly needs to be improved, but this is the wrong way to do it.
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Gov. Jeff Landry has called the Legislature into a special session to overhaul Louisiana’s tax structure.