“You have to be kidding. $85 a carton????”
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Nope. Not kidding.State excise tax is $25.00 per carton,and then we have federal excise,and sales tax.
In NYC the state and city tax alone would be $58.50 per carton.That’s right,$58.50.
Federal excise tax is $12.00 a carton nationwide.
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And that’s on top of the price? You would think that people would be trying to quit. I bet it’s cheaper to get those Nicorettes or something rather than spend that much on smokes.