Cigarette tax proponents to push cause Tuesday

South Carolina Tobacco Collaborative will address the media Tuesday morning to urge the S.C. House of Representatives to pass a Senate version of the cigarette tax.

The Senate version of the tax, which would raise the state's lowest-in-the-nation cigarette tax to 57 cents from 7 cents, would be spend on health care.

The House version of the tax would be used for tax relief.

The collaborative has supported the tax on the grounds that it would discourage some from smoking. It has also advocated proceeds from the tax be spent on health care.

Comments

[roger]

Raise the tax ............ invest the proceeds in a tobacco stock ........ use the dividends for health care AND tax relief

[robin parker]

why haven't they raised the tax on beer and alcohol..is it because they drink and drive?..do they stock in this..or is the corprations paying money into their pockets..at least when i smoke i'am sober..i have enough respect not to smoke ner or around those who do not smoke..i would rather be around a smoker than a drinker..all it takes is just one drink..and get behind the wheel of a car..so why don't why won't they do something about this..and just maybe the state of south carolina would have less deaths on our highways..