New Mexico considers new tax on e-cigarettes

SANTA FE (AP) – New Mexico lawmakers will consider a first-time tax on e-cigarettes along with increased levies on cigarettes and chewing tobacco.
The proposal for a 66 percent tax on e-cigarettes was introduced on Wednesday by Democratic state Senator Howie Morales of Silver City. Taxes on conventional cigarettes would increase by $1 to $1.66 and taxes on other tobacco products would rise from 25 percent to 66 percent of initial sales.
Several states are examining tax structures that acco