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What is the cigarette tax?

April 26, 2017cigarette tax

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What is the cigarette tax?

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The cigarette tax is a tax that is charged for each pack of cigarettes when it is purchased. The Federal cigarette tax per pack is $1.01. There are also state cigarette taxes that vary from state to state with a low of $.17/pack for Missouri and a high of $3.46/pack for Rhode Island (as of 11/1/09. In some cases there is also an additional local cigarette tax. Following site gives that state cigarette tax by state as of 11/1/09.