Benefits would come from hike in Indiana tobacco tax
Von buycigarettes, 16:10
Indiana should increase its tax on tobacco from under a dollar to at least $2 a pack to match those of Illinois and Michigan. This would have three benefits:
1. It would decrease smoking, especially among young people not yet addicted. This would improve public health and decrease the cost of illness and fires caused by smoking.
2. It would increase state revenues (about $400 million in 2010), which could be applied to smoking cessation programs.
3. It would eliminate the smuggling of cigarettes from Indiana to neighboring states.
