Wire ServicesMarch 26, 2021
2min1982
The increased funding would come from cigarette taxes.
Tag: cigarette tax
Wire ServicesMarch 26, 2021
Kelly HayesMarch 11, 202114min1775
Moffitt would receive a larger share of the state cigarette tax under the proposal.
Kelly HayesFebruary 17, 202112min1439
The center currently receives a 4.4% share, which the bill would increase to 7% for the next three years, and 10% after that.
Janelle Irwin TaylorSeptember 16, 2019
5min680
The move would raise $22 million annually.
Drew WilsonAugust 7, 2018
5min549
With Floridians purchasing fewer packs of cigarettes and a top cigarette company fighting to avoid settlement payments, state economists are forecasting a dip in tobacco tax collections and settlement revenues going forward. During a Tuesday meeting of the Revenue Estimating Conference, state economists said many smokers are smoking less and some are switching to “e-cigarettes” […]
Jim RosicaOctober 7, 2015
2min286
A bill filed in the Legislature Wednesday would erase the state’s hodgepodge system of taxing cigarettes and instead impose a standard $2 surcharge on each pack sold in Florida. It would also end the practice of allowing manufacturers to give away free sample packs of cigarettes. The legislation (HB 335), brought by Democratic state Rep. Richard Stark of Weston, […]
Janelle Irwin TaylorApril 7, 2015
3min210
More news on Florida’s war on potheads. The Senate Finance and Tax Committee unanimously approved a “blunt wrap” tax Tuesday. The type of rolling paper used to wrap cigars (or giant marijuana joints) would be subject to tobacco taxes under the proposed law. Here’s the deal: Lawmakers really, really wants to tax your blunt wrappers. But they’ve […]