Archive for January 25th, 2010
Governor floats idea of cigarette tax increase
Just days after a senior administration official dismissed as “rumor” talk of another increase in the state’s cigarette tax, Gov. David A. Paterson on Sunday floated the idea of raising the tax in an upstate radio interview.
The prospect of raising the state’s current $2.75-per-pack excise tax would give Indian retailers an even larger price advantage [...]
