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Radford on track to increase cigarette and tobacco tax City Council approved first reading of plan to increase tax by more than 2.5 times Tags: RADFORD, VA. – Buying a pack of cigarettes in Radford is about to get more expensive. On Monday night, the city council approved the initial plan to raise the tax by more than two and a half times. The tax on cigarettes and tobacco is on the agenda for many localities across Virginia right now, including in Radford due to the recent general assembly action. The increase is the first since 2004. “Radford has struggled over the years with some of the challenges that we’ve had to find revenue that can help us with our public safety programs, revenue that can help with our initiatives for the city,” Radford Mayor David Horton said. ....