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A. "B. CLARL~I J.K. MADSE~ Re A. PITT~AN R. M. D~VI8 F. 9. HcKEOWN R.O. BTLIART D. B. H3IIJfAN G.E. MOLA3 9. A. WII~BT~ L G. HUILaMAN W.H. OGBURN R.R. ROACH C, S~ MUI~ J. ~RICX WBLLa, lll/~wn ,June 16j 1977 TOBACCO TAX LEGISLATION Two itetea h~ve enacted c13aFette tax lncz~iasea to date lu 1977. The Indiana @lKarette tax will inorealo fro~ 6~ per packqe to 10.5~ per package effective July 1, 1977. • o~th C~rolina o~aratte tax will inGx~aac from ~g per package packase effective July l, 1977, The South Carolina Oowlr~or vetoed the tax lncl~aae bill b~t the ~o~e overrode Veto. As of June 10, 1977 an agKreKate of 52 bt118 which would increase Btate cigarette taxes hare been introduced in 27 gtctes, Thirty-three of the cigarette tax Lncrea~e bills have been defeated in 19 states, A~ agKregate o~ ten bllln ~uu~ipal end county ~l~arette and other :obacco productg taxes or tax lncrease~ have been introduced states, None o~ such lo~cl tax bills haye been passed taxes have been introduced in three states. None ham ~ and ~ o~ tbe bill, ha. ~.n de~eatnd lntwo ,t.tas. . ~ ~.!~ l