States Cut Funding for Tobacco-Prevention Programs
December 10, 2009
December 10, 2009
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The Health Forum issued the following news release:
Despite collecting record amounts of revenue from the 1998 tobacco settlement and tobacco taxes, states have cut funding for programs to reduce tobacco use by more than 15% in the past year, a coalition of public health organizations reported yesterday. States this year will collect $25.1 billion in revenue from the tobacco settlement and tobacco taxes, but will spend barely 2% of it - $55.6 million - on t . . .
Despite collecting record amounts of revenue from the 1998 tobacco settlement and tobacco taxes, states have cut funding for programs to reduce tobacco use by more than 15% in the past year, a coalition of public health organizations reported yesterday. States this year will collect $25.1 billion in revenue from the tobacco settlement and tobacco taxes, but will spend barely 2% of it - $55.6 million - on t . . .