Poll Shows Support For Cigarette Tax Increase

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A majority of Michigan voters support a one-dollar per pack hike in the state cigarette tax, according to a new poll from EPIC MRA. The survey found 60 percent would support increasing the tax to three-dollars per pack. Andrew Schepers, of the ACS Cancer Action Network is encouraged by the survey results.

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Michigan’s cigarette tax hasn’t gone up in eleven years. The poll was paid for by several health organizations, including the American Cancer Society and the American Lung Association.