Northwest Indiana Discussion

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - House Republicans say they would vote for a cigarette tax increase if

the money goes toward a health insurance plan similar to one proposed by Governor Mitch Daniels. But some Democrats balked at the offer yesterday. House Minority Leader Brian Bosma told a House committee that his caucus would support a cigarette tax increase of 30 to 40 cents per pack if the money would pay for a Senate version of Daniels' plan to provide health care to thousands of uninsured residents. Representative Charlie Brown, a Gary Democrat who heads the committee, says he doesn't want to violate a constitutional provision that he says requires revenue-raising measures to originate in House bills. He says the Senate should amend the tax increase into one of the House bills it currently has under consideration.

Personally, i think the tax should be raise at LEAST, $1.50 per pack! And should be automatically raise every year by a dollar till a pack costs $15.00! This might stop those smelly smokers who pollute our precious air.

I agree. Make them 10 bucks a pack.

my understanding is that the Federal Government wants to raise
taxes on cigs by about 77 cents.

but the big one is, they want to put a $10.oo (yep $10.oo) tax per
each "Prime" cigar.

Exprasso after snortin'.