Reducing the taxes and as a result the prices would directly increase youth smokeless tobacco initiation and use, dooming even more kids to a lifetime of tobacco addiction, related harms, and premature death. Failing to have different weight-based tax rates for each different type or style of product within the smokeless or moist snuff categories would end up grossly under taxing lighter weight products. Most importantly, the newest trend in smokeless moist snuff products is toward spitless pre-packed single-dose tablets or pouches, such as Ariva and Stonewall lozenges, RJR's Camel Snus, Philip Morris's Marlboro Snus and UST's Skoal Dry. This new generation of smokeless moist snuff tobacco products weigh as little as one-tenth per dose compared to the standard moist snuff that comes in a can. Any switch to a weight-based tax would allow these emerging products to pay almost nothing, thereby sharply reducing state revenues. (THE BEST WAY TO TAX SMOKELESS TOBACCO IS WITH A PERCENTAGE-OF-PRICE TAX)[Weight-Based Taxes Hurt State Revenues and Increase Youth Use], Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids) Related news brief: Wisconsin to Increase Tax on All Tobacco Products.. Click on image to enlarge..
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Utah moves from a tax based on the percentage of sales price to one based on the weight - independent of price of smokeless tobacco product..
Reducing the taxes and as a result the prices would directly increase youth smokeless tobacco initiation and use, dooming even more kids to a lifetime of tobacco addiction, related harms, and premature death. Failing to have different weight-based tax rates for each different type or style of product within the smokeless or moist snuff categories would end up grossly under taxing lighter weight products. Most importantly, the newest trend in smokeless moist snuff products is toward spitless pre-packed single-dose tablets or pouches, such as Ariva and Stonewall lozenges, RJR's Camel Snus, Philip Morris's Marlboro Snus and UST's Skoal Dry. This new generation of smokeless moist snuff tobacco products weigh as little as one-tenth per dose compared to the standard moist snuff that comes in a can. Any switch to a weight-based tax would allow these emerging products to pay almost nothing, thereby sharply reducing state revenues. (THE BEST WAY TO TAX SMOKELESS TOBACCO IS WITH A PERCENTAGE-OF-PRICE TAX)[Weight-Based Taxes Hurt State Revenues and Increase Youth Use], Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids) Related news brief: Wisconsin to Increase Tax on All Tobacco Products.. Click on image to enlarge..
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