HISTORICAL TAX RATES TOBACCO PRODUCTS























CATEGORY


RATE


FROM

TO



















SMALL CIGARETTES


$4.00 Per Thousand


11/01/51

12/31/82





$8.00 Per Thousand


01/01/83

12/31/90





$10.00 Per Thousand


01/01/91

12/31/92





$12.00 Per Thousand


01/01/93

12/31/99


      $17.00 Per Thousand 01/01/2000
Present
 









LARGE CIGARETTES

$8.40 Per Thousand


11/01/42

12/31/82





$16.80 Per Thousand


01/01/83

12/31/90





$21.00 Per Thousand


01/01/91

12/31/92





$25.20 Per Thousand


01/01/93

12/31/99


      $35.70 Per Thousand 01/01/2000
Present
 









SMALL CIGARS


$0.75 Per Thousand


Prior to 1954

12/31/90





$0.9375 Per Thousand


01/01/91

12/31/92





$1.125 Per Thousand


01/01/93

12/31/99


      $1.594 Per Thousand 01/01/2000
Present
 









LARGE CIGARS

$2.50 - $20.00 Per Thousand


Prior to 02/01/77






8.5%* NTE $20.00 Per Thousand


02/01/77

12/31/90





10.625%* NTE $25.00 Per Thousand


01/01/91

12/31/92





12.75%* NTE $30.00 Per Thousand


01/01/93

12/31/99


      18.063%* NTE $42.50 Per Thousand 01/01/2000
Present
 









CHEWING TOBACCO


$0.08 Per Pound


07/01/86

12/31/90





$0.10 Per Pound


01/01/91

12/31/92





$0.12 Per Pound


01/01/93

12/31/99


      $0.17 Per Pound 01/01/2000
Present
 









SNUFF


$0.24 Per Pound


07/01/86

12/31/90





$0.30 Per Pound


01/01/91

12/31/92





$0.36 Per Pound


01/01/93

12/31/99


      $0.51 Per Pound 01/01/2000
Present
 









PIPE TOBACCO


$0.45 Per Pound


01/01/89

12/31/90





$0.5625 Per Pound


01/01/91

12/31/92





$0.675 Per Pound


01/01/93

12/31/99





$0.9567 Per Pound

01/01/2000
Present

           
 

Roll Your Own Tobacco

$0.9567 Per Pound

01/01/2000
Present


* % of price for which sold. NTE = Not To Exceed

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