Coloradans Will Decide If Tobacco Tax Should Be Hiked

DENVER (CBS4) – An initiative to triple the the taxes on a pack of cigarettes has made it to the November ballot.
Secretary of State Wayne Williams said Monday there are enough valid signatures to put Initiative No. 143 on the ballot.
It would increase the tax on a pack of cigarettes $1.75, from the current tax of 84 cents to $2.59.If the increase passes, it would be the first time the tobacco tax has increased in the state in 12 years.
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