The historical Pennsylvania tax policy information below is presented as it was written on Ballotpedia in 2015
Its often driven by local market demand, smoker preferences, and pricing strategies
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What A Pack Of Cigarettes Costs, State By State by Nate Hopper This list has been updated with new data in August 2014
The authors estimated 30.5 to 42.1 percent of packs were trafficked.[3] Smuggling takes many forms: counterfeit state tax stamps, counterfeit versions of legitimate brands, hijacked trucks, or officials turning a blind eye.[4] The studys authors, LaFaive and Nesbit, cite examples of a Maryland police officer running illicit cigarettes while on duty, a Virginia man hiring a contract killer over a cigarette smuggling dispute, and prison guards caught smuggling cigarettes into prisons