Cigarette Taxes in Pennsylvania
Tax News
ALERT: Right now, politicians in Pennsylvania want to increase the cigarette tax. Now is the time to take action. Contact your elected officials today and make your voice heard:
- Call your state representatives: 1.866.658.8337 (toll-free)
- Email your state representatives
Tax Facts
The excise tax on one pack of cigarettes in Pennsylvania is currently $1.35.
Take a closer look at the cigarette tax dollars being collected in Pennsylvania in FY2007.
| Excise Taxes | Sales Taxes | Tobacco Settlement Payments | Total Smoker Payments FY2007 | |
| State: Local: |
$1,021,357,000 $0 |
$196,630,000 $0 |
$346,100,000 | $1,564,087,000 |
Total Smoker Cigarette Payments
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| Per year: | $1,564,087,000 |
| Per day: | $4,285,169 |
| Per hour: | $178,548 |
| Per minute: | $2,974 |
| Per second: | $49 |
Help prevent more state tobacco tax increases.
Call 1.877.857.8074 or email your state representative.
Fight Federal Tobacco Tax Increases
A proposal to fund SCHIP with increased federal cigarette taxes was delayed until March 2009. Learn more about FET tax.
Call 1.877.857.8074 (toll-free)
or email your
member of Congress.
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