Proposed Cigarette Tax Increase Advances At Legislature - Honolulu Civil Beat
Lawmakers consider a bill to increase the state tax from 16 cents per cigarette to 21 cents. Reading time: 3 minutes.
A proposed $1-per-pack increase in the state cigarette tax is now in play at the Legislature, making it the latest in a string of proposed tax increases floated by Gov. David Ige and lawmakers to raise money for the state or get people to adopt healthier lifestyles.
On Monday, the Senate Health Committee chimed in by advancing a proposal to increase the state cigarette tax by an unspecified amount.
Cigarettes and other smoking materials at a convenience store at McCully Shopping Center in 2019. Senate Bill 138 as originally written would add $1 to the cost of a pack of cigarettes. Cory Lum/Civil Beat
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