Cigarette Taxes in California
Higher Taxes Affect You
CIGARETTE TAX INCREASE ON JUNE, 2012 BALLOT: A ballot question to raise California's state cigarette taxes by $1.00 per pack was certified in 2010 to be placed on a June, 2012 state election ballot. This increase would hike the tax to $1.87 per pack, exceeding all border states except Arizona. Such a large increase will hurt retailers and wholesalers while increasing smuggling and other illegal sales. Vote NO!
- Call your elected officials: 1.866.658.8337 (toll-free)
- Email your elected officials
California Cigarette Taxes in the News
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January 12, 2012
Ballot Battle Joined Over Tobacco Tax in California - Capitol Weekly
Tax Facts
The excise tax on one pack of cigarettes in California is currently $0.87.
Take a closer look at the cigarette tax dollars being collected in California in FY2010.
| Excise Taxes | Sales Taxes | Tobacco Settlement Payments | Total Smoker Payments FY2010 | |
| State: Local: |
$845,928,927 $0 |
$358,629,000 $0 |
$762,500,000 | $1,967,057,927 |
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Source: Tax Burden on Tobacco, Historical Compilation, Vol 45, Orzechowski and Walker, Arlington, VA, 2010
Help prevent more state tobacco tax increases.
Call 1.866.658.8337 or email your state representative.
