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24 sty 2024 · Congress must pass H.R. 4775, the Helping Tobacco Users Quit Act, bipartisan legislation giving more people access to the resources they need to quit tobacco. The 2024 “State of Tobacco Control” report grades the federal government in five areas: Federal Regulation of Tobacco Products – Grade C.
4 sty 2024 · Significant tobacco tax increases are one of the most effective ways to prevent kids from starting to use tobacco and help adults quit.
State Progress to Reduce Tobacco Use: The country has made substantial progress on several of the state public policies measured in “State of Tobacco Control” over the past 20 years. These include: Progressing from 2 to 28 smokefree states; Increasing the average state cigarette tax from $0.62 in January 2003 to
26 wrz 2023 · The bill would close tax code loopholes for tobacco products by establishing a new federal tax on e-cigarettes, updating the federal cigarette tax rate to restore its public health impact, and harmonizing the tax rate across tobacco products to address gamesmanship by manufacturers.
15 wrz 2021 · The House Ways and Means Committee’s legislation to raise much-needed revenue would increase federal taxes on manufacturers of traditional tobacco products and begin taxing manufacturers of e-cigarettes, the use of which the Surgeon General has called an epidemic among young people.
26 wrz 2023 · Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2023. This bill increases the excise tax on cigarettes and cigars and equalizes tax rates among all other tobacco products. It also imposes a tax on nicotine for use in vaping.
3 paź 2023 · The evidence overwhelmingly points towards tobacco taxes being an important policy tool to reduce tobacco consumption and improve population health.
