“Senate Republicans won’t include an increase in the state’s cigarette tax in their budget proposal. The House Republican budget included a 50 cent hike. But Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville) said his caucus isn’t prepared to do even that. “Obviously it’s a very regressive tax and so we want to be cognizant of that,” Bray said. Bray said the Senate GOP budget (which will be unveiled next week) will likely impose a new tax on e-cigarettes, which he said brings them into parity with traditional cigarettes.”
ARTICLE LINK: Senate Republicans Won’t Include Cigarette Tax Hike In Budget
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