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U.S. Federal Issues: Tobacco Taxes

A Win-Win-Win Solution Increasing tobacco taxes is a WIN-WIN-WIN solution for governments – a health win that reduces smoking and saves lives; a budget win that raises revenue and reduces health care costs; and a political win that is popular with the public. The federal cigarette tax increased… Read More

Fact Sheets

Increasing Federal Taxes Reduces Tobacco Use (and the Tobacco Companies Know It)

Creating Tax Equity Among All Tobacco Products Would Sharply Increase Federal Revenues and Promote Public Health

Tobacco Tax Increases are a Reliable Source of Substantial New Federal Revenue

Tobacco Tax Increases Benefit Lower-Income Smokers & Families

Voters Across the Country Express Strong Support for Smoke-Free Laws

In Their Own Words: What the Tobacco Companies Say About Tobacco Tax Increases and Price

Press Releases

National Survey Shows Youth Cigarette Smoking Again Falls to Record Low, but E-Cigarettes and Cigars Threaten Progress (Dec. 16, 2015)

FTC Reports Tobacco Marketing Increased to $9.6 Billion in 2012 – Efforts to Fight Tobacco Use Must Also Intensify (Mar. 30, 2015)

Millions of Children Would Benefit from President’s Plan to Expand Early Education with Tobacco Tax Increase, New Report Shows (Sep. 25, 2013)

Tobacco Industry Rolls Out False Claims Against Increasing Tobacco Tax to Protect Kids (Apr. 16, 2013)

New Report: Tobacco Companies and Convenience Stores Partner to Market Tobacco Products, Fight Life-Saving Policies (Mar. 05, 2012)

Congress Should Back President Obama’s Tobacco Tax Plan – It Will Protect Kids, Save Lives and Cut Health Care Costs (Feb. 02, 2015)

On World No Tobacco Day, Governments Urged to Raise Tobacco Taxes (May. 30, 2014)

New Survey Shows U.S. Youth Smoking Rates Fell to Record Lows in 2013 (Dec. 18, 2013)

Federal Tobacco Tax Hike Would Reduce Smoking, Raise Revenue and Benefit Lower-Income Americans, New Report Finds (Jun. 19, 2013)

President's Plan to Increase Tobacco Tax Will Protect Kids and Save Lives (Apr. 10, 2013)

President’s Plan to Increase Tobacco Tax Will Prevent Kids from Smoking and Save Lives (Apr. 05, 2013)

Talk about a Scoop: Tobacco Company Puts Kitty Litter in Its Cigars (Mar. 01, 2013)

Senator Durbin's Bill to Close Tobacco Tax Loopholes Will Save Lives By Stopping Tax Avoidance (Jan. 31, 2013)

New Survey Shows U.S. Youth Smoking Rates Fell to Record Lows in 2012 (Dec. 19, 2012)

FTC Report Shows Big Decline in Cigarette Sales after 2009 Federal Cigarette Tax Increase, While Tobacco Companies Still Spend Huge Sums on Marketing (Sep. 21, 2012)

CDC Report Shows Tobacco Companies Manipulating Products to Avoid Taxes and Encourage Smoking — Congress and FDA Must Act to Protect Public Health (Aug. 02, 2012)

Senator Durbin's Bill to Close Tobacco Tax Loopholes Will Save Lives By Stopping Tax Avoidance (May. 10, 2012)

2009 Federal Tobacco Tax Increase Cut Number of Youth Smokers by At Least 220,000 in First Two Months Alone, New Study Shows (May. 10, 2012)

New Study: Massachusetts Program to Help Medicaid Smokers Quit Saves $3 for every $1 Spent (Jan. 09, 2012)

Federal Legislation to Combat Tobacco Smuggling Will Protect Health and Fight Crime (Oct. 14, 2011)

CDC Reports Adult Smoking Rates Is Declining Slowly – Elected Leaders Must Act to Accelerate Progress and Save More Lives (Sep. 06, 2011)

Sen. Durbin’s Bill to Close Tobacco Tax Loopholes Will Improve Health and Increase Federal Revenues (Sep. 21, 2017)