Tobacco taxation facts:

Cigarettes tax burden in the world as of 2004

COUNTRY          TAX     PRICE     %TAX
Denmark          $4.02   $4.75     85%
Ireland          $4.16   $4.94     84%
United Kingdom   $4.30   $5.27     82%
Portugal         $1.43   $1.77     81%
Finland          $3.48   $4.54     77%
France           $2.61   $3.47     75%
Spain            $0.81   $1.08     75%
Brazil           $1.06   $1.43     74%
Belgium          $2.39   $3.23     74%
Austria          $2.11   $2.84     74%
Norway           $5.23   $7.05     74%
Greece           $1.33   $1.82     73%
Netherlands      $1.94   $2.66     73%
Canada (highest) $2.97   $4.09     73%
Italy            $1.59   $2.17     73%
Germany          $2.28   $3.18     72%
Sweden           $3.13   $4.47     70%
New Zealand      $2.76   $4.17     66%
Canada (average) $1.97   $3.00     66%
Iceland          $2.63   $4.07     65%
Australia        $2.92   $4.50     65%
Thailand         $0.89   $1.58     56%
Canada (lowest)  $1.12   $2.02     55%
Singapore        $1.87   $3.72     50%
Hong Kong        $1.76   $3.62     49%
U.S. (highest)   $1.24   $2.65     47%
South Africa     $0.47   $1.04     45%
Taiwan           $0.62   $1.45     43%
U.S. (Average)   $0.66   $1.90     35%
U.S. (lowest)    $0.34   $1.60     21%

State Tax Rate per pack of 20
Alabama $0.425
Alaska $1.000
Arizona $1.180
Arkansas $0.590
California $0.870
Colorado $0.200
Connecticut $1.510
Delaware $0.550
District of Columbia $1.000
Florida $0.339
Georgia $0.370
Hawaii $1.400
Idaho $0.570
Illinois $0.980
Indiana $0.555
Iowa $0.360
Kansas $0.790
Kentucky $0.030
Louisiana $0.360
Maine $1.000
Maryland $1.000
Massachusetts $1.510
Michigan $2.000
Minnesota $0.480
Mississippi $0.180
Missouri $0.170
Montana $0.700
Nebraska $0.640
Nevada $0.800
New Hampshire $0.520
New Jersey $2.400
New Mexico $0.910
New York $1.500
North Carolina $0.050
North Dakota $0.440
Ohio $0.550
Oklahoma $0.230
Oregon $1.180
Pennsylvania $1.350
Rhode Island $2.460
South Carolina $0.070
South Dakota $0.530
Tennessee $0.200
Texas $0.410
Utah $0.695
Vermont $1.190
Virginia $0.025
Washington $1.425
West Virginia $0.550
Wisconsin $0.770
Wyoming $0.600

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