In this Friday, July 17, 2015 photo, Camel Crush Bold cigarettes, a R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. brand, are on display at a Smoker Friendly shop in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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Opposed at hearing, tobacco tax cut could reach 2016 ballot
Lawmakers heard testimony on tobacco tax exemption legislation unlikely to get far in the Legislature though it may appear before voters.
STATE HOUSE — Lawmakers heard testimony Tuesday on tobacco tax exemption legislation unlikely to get far in the Legislature though it may appear before voters next year.
A bill (H 3503) filed at the request of Geoffrey Yalenezian would exempt cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco and all other tobacco products from the 6.25 percent sales tax.