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Archive Home > 2005 > June > 23 > Bill would raise cigarette taxes

Bill would raise cigarette taxes

By James Sinks / The Bulletin
June 23, 2005

SALEM - Oregon cigarette taxes would go up by 60 cents, with proceeds going to expand state-subsidized health care, under a proposal announced Wednesday in the Legislature.

The extra money, combined with federal matching dollars, would translate into roughly $382 million that could insure....

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