Health officials hope tax hike spurs smoke-out
? A new cigarette tax for residents begins Thursday, increasing the overall state tax from $2 to $3 a pack. Connecticut now has the second-highest cigarette tax in the country behind Rhode Island. Experts
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Oct 1, 2009, 6:06 PM
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? A new cigarette tax for residents begins Thursday, increasing the overall state tax from $2 to $3 a pack.
Connecticut now has the second-highest cigarette tax in the country behind Rhode Island.
Experts say as many as 10,000 smokers in the area may quit as a result of the new tax.
Officials at Bridgeport Hospital say taxing is a good thing and that increasing the cost could prove to be very beneficial.
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