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February 4, 2009
Congress, President Deliver Historic Victory for Children's Health By Increasing Tobacco Taxes to Fund SCHIP Program
Statement of Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
Washington, D.C. - The Congress and President Obama today have delivered a historic victory for the health of America's kids by increasing federal tobacco taxes, including a 62-cent increase in the cigarette tax, and expanding the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The new law will create a healthier future for millions of children by reducing tobacco use — the number one cause of preventable death in America — and expanding health care coverage for kids. The House of Representatives today gave final approval to the legislation, and President Obama signed it into law.
More information:
Fact sheet: Public Health Benefits and Healthcare Cost Savings from the Federal Cigarette Tax Increase
Other fact sheets on federal tobacco taxes
Increasing tobacco taxes is a proven strategy to reduce smoking and other tobacco use, especially among children. Studies show that every 10 percent increase in the price of cigarettes reduces youth smoking by 7 percent and overall cigarette consumption by about 4 percent.
The cigarette tax increase will lead to nearly two million fewer kids starting to smoke, help more than one million adult smokers quit, prevent nearly 900,000 smoking-caused deaths and produce $44.5 billion in long-term health care savings by reducing tobacco-caused health care costs. It is further good news that the final legislation immediately increases the tax on so-called "little cigars" to $1.01 per pack, the same rate as for cigarettes, addressing a disparity that has made little cigars cheaper and more appealing to kids.
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Congress, President Deliver Historic Victory for Children's Health By Increasing Tobacco Taxes to Fund SCHIP Program
Statement of Matthew L. Myers, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
Washington, D.C. - The Congress and President Obama today have delivered a historic victory for the health of America's kids by increasing federal tobacco taxes, including a 62-cent increase in the cigarette tax, and expanding the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). The new law will create a healthier future for millions of children by reducing tobacco use — the number one cause of preventable death in America — and expanding health care coverage for kids. The House of Representatives today gave final approval to the legislation, and President Obama signed it into law.
More information:
Fact sheet: Public Health Benefits and Healthcare Cost Savings from the Federal Cigarette Tax Increase
Other fact sheets on federal tobacco taxes
Increasing tobacco taxes is a proven strategy to reduce smoking and other tobacco use, especially among children. Studies show that every 10 percent increase in the price of cigarettes reduces youth smoking by 7 percent and overall cigarette consumption by about 4 percent.
The cigarette tax increase will lead to nearly two million fewer kids starting to smoke, help more than one million adult smokers quit, prevent nearly 900,000 smoking-caused deaths and produce $44.5 billion in long-term health care savings by reducing tobacco-caused health care costs. It is further good news that the final legislation immediately increases the tax on so-called "little cigars" to $1.01 per pack, the same rate as for cigarettes, addressing a disparity that has made little cigars cheaper and more appealing to kids.
Read the full story here
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