[laredo44]

Yes, but of that $21 million, the City gets $12.3 million and the State gets the rest.

You are undoubtedly correct, but the article said "after the city raised the tax on each pack from 8 cents to $1.50" indicating NYC got all of the increase.

[BikerNYC]

True, but the City could only raise the tax with the State's permission, and the cost of that permission was a cut of the City tax.