Lawmakers Could Generate $425 Million in Annual Revenue by Including Raised Tobacco Taxes in COVID-19 Response
June 11, 2020
June 11, 2020
ATLANTA, Georgia, June 11 -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network issued the following news release:
As lawmakers look to address both the budget deficit from earlier in the legislative session and the financial implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, the need to significantly increase Georgia's low tobacco taxes and the crucial part it can play in the state's recovery plan has never been clearer.
"Our state's cigarette tax is currently the third lowest . . .
As lawmakers look to address both the budget deficit from earlier in the legislative session and the financial implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, the need to significantly increase Georgia's low tobacco taxes and the crucial part it can play in the state's recovery plan has never been clearer.
"Our state's cigarette tax is currently the third lowest . . .