Cigarette Taxes in South Carolina
Tax News
ALERT: Right now, politicians in South Carolina want to increase the cigarette tax by up to 50ยข per pack. 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 South Carolina is currently $0.07.
Take a closer look at the cigarette tax dollars being collected in South Carolina in FY2007.
| Excise Taxes | Sales Taxes | Tobacco Settlement Payments | Total Smoker Payments FY2007 | |
| State: Local: |
$27,554,000 $0 |
$63,057,000 $0 |
$70,800,000 | $161,411,000 |
Total Smoker Cigarette Payments
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| Per year: | $161,411,000 |
| Per day: | $442,221 |
| Per hour: | $18,425 |
| Per minute: | $307 |
| Per second: | $5 |
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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