HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01261993 - S.1 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORSE
Contra
FROM: Supervisor Tom Powersr i Costa
County
DATE: February 2, 1993
COL'
SUBJECT: SUPPORT FOR INCREASE IN FEDERAL EXCISE TAX ON CIGARETTES
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION•
That the Board of Supervisors actively advocate for a federal
excise-tax increase on cigarettes of as much as $3 . 00 a pack in
order to lower consumption. Cities in the county should be invited
and encouraged to join in this effort to decrease the use of
cigarettes and urge Congress to raise cigarette excise taxes. (The
current U.S. tax is 16 cents per pack. )
BACKGROUND:
Studies show that in Canada, where recent increases in cost have
brought the average total cost of a package of cigarettes to $3 . 72 ,
consumption has dropped 20 percent. It has been estimated that each
10 percent price increase will lower consumption by 4 percent and
that adolescents and young adults are especially sensitive to price
increases.
Because Contra Costa County is a leader in the anti-smoking
campaign, we should join with the American Society of Clinical
Oncologists's in waging a vigorous campaign to raise the excise tax
which can be used for anti-tobacco education and other health
related purposes.
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cc: County Administrator .ATTESTED
PHIL B CHELOR,CLE K OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMJNISTRATOR
BY
M382 (10/88)
DEPUTY