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Public Economics Lectures Part 1: Introduction

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Cigarette Taxation: Background<br />

Cigarettes are heavily taxed in many countries<br />

Generates around $15 billion in tax revenue in US, about as much as<br />

estate taxation<br />

Taxed at both federal and state levels<br />

Federal tax is $0.24 per pack with $7.3 billion raised in 1996<br />

Each state also applies specific excise taxes<br />

Variation among states: from 2.5 cents per pack in VA to $1.00 in AK<br />

<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Economics</strong> <strong>Lectures</strong> () <strong>Part</strong> 2: Tax Incidence 41 / 142

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