State and Local Strategies of the Tobacco Industry
Percent Change in Cigarette Packages Taxed: Chicago, Illinois, Evanston
Abstract
Chart comparing the amount of tax on cigarettes in Evanston, Chicago, and Illinois. Shows that Evanston's taxes are consistently the highest. Also provides figures for the number of packs sold, and indicates points of tax increase.
Fields
- Region
- Illinois
- Subject
- economic analysis
- Local Level
- sales
- State Level
- Taxes
- Cigarettes
Document Images
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30 -
20 -
10-
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-10 +
-20
-30
-40-
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-80
PERCENT CHANGE IN CIGARETTE
PACKAGES TAXED
Chicago, Illinois, Evanston
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Evanston decreased
excise tax to 10 Cents
m
N
to
N
1985
1986
1987
The total number of cigarette packapes lost from 1985 to 1989:
1988
1989
Chicago = 374.8 million
Illinois - 193 mllllon
Evanston = 1_8 million
Total
