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Indiana business and health leaders call for state cigarette tax increase

Saturday, January 30, 2021 4:00 AM The Alliance for a Healthier Indiana, a group of Indiana’s leading business and health organizations, today called for a $2.00 per pack increase in cigarette taxes during the 2021 legislative session to protect Hoosiers’ health and improve Indiana’s workforce. “Indiana has the fourth highest rate of smoking in the U.S.,” said Beth Keyser, president of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Indiana. “During this ongoing health crisis, we’ve learned that individuals with smoking-related chronic illnesses face greater risk of serious complications from COVID-19. That’s why it’s important to be a part of this effort to invest in public health, discourage unhealthy behaviors, and make Indiana a healthier place for families and businesses to prosper.”

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