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The combined federal, state, county, and local tax on a pack of 20 cigarettes in the city of Chicago, in Cook County, Illinois, is $7.42, the highest in the entire country. The lowest rate in the nation is in Missouri , at 17 cents, where the state's electorate voted to keep it that way in 2002, 2006, 2012, and 2016.
Counties also tax up to 2.75% in increments of 0.25%. In most places, the county rate is about 2.25%, making the total tax on sales about 9.25%. If a county does not charge the maximum, its cities can charge and keep all or part of the remainder. Several cities are in more than one county, but none of these charges a city tax. [189] [190]
The tax rate is 8 1⁄2 mills per cigarette or 17 cents per pack of 20. St. Louis County and Jackson County also impose their own cigarette taxes. [17] The tax rate is 2 1⁄2 mills per cigarette or 5 cents per pack of 20. Missouri also imposes a tax upon the first sale of tobacco products, other than cigarettes, within the state. [18]
Kansans looking to save a bit more money in the new year are in luck. The first phase of the state’s move to eliminate taxes on food went into effect on Jan. 1, reducing the state’s food tax ...
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Kansas Republicans' tax plan features a flat income tax and other cuts to income, property and sales taxes. ... The standard deduction cost-of-living adjustment would cost the state $15.3 million ...
Kansas City, June 7, 2008, banned in all indoor workplaces, except casino gaming floors and establishments receiving more than 80% of their revenue from tobacco but neither sell nor serve food or beverages, after public vote of 52%–48% [159] [160] but halted by the Circuit Court of Jackson County on June 4, 2008, after businesses sued Kansas ...
Jun. 3—TAZEWELL, Va. — A proposed tax increase on cigarettes is moving forward in Tazewell County, but the amount may change. Eastern District Supervisor Charlie Stacy said only two people ...