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Tobacco product prices increasing
TULSA (AP) — It’s going to be more expensive for Oklahoma residents who use tobacco products.
Federal taxes on cigarettes and chewing tobacco will increase April 1. The estimated annual revenue of $32.8 billion will pay for an expansion of children’s health care coverage.
Smokers who roll their own cigarettes will see the biggest increase, with that type of tobacco going up from $1.10 per pound to $24.78 per pound. Taxes on cigarette papers and tubes are also going up from 1 cent per 50 for papers to 3 cents, and from 2 cents per 50 for tubes to 6 cents.
Research has suggested that three-fourths of smokers would like to quit.
Calls to Oklahoma’s cessation hot line funded by the state’s Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund increased from an average of 300 to 500 a week to 1,100 in the second week of March, according to Executive Director Tracy Strater.
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