Could anyone tell me, or give me a rough idea, what is the percentage of tax paid in the US on tobacco.
In the Uk, taxes are by far the bulk of the purchase price of a cigar. To give you an idea, and I know this is based on Cuban cigars, but a box of R&J Exhibicion No3's cost around £280...the same box in Spain costs around £80...A packet of 20 average cigarettes costs around £4.00 and the same one in Spain(even though they are manufactured in the UK) cost around £1.30p.
the government here are using tobacco taxes to pay for about 5-10% of public services!...the problem is, that because peaople are used to paying through the roof for tobacco over here, this or any future government will just be able to carry on hitting the person that genuinely likes a smoke...Are your taxes determined on a state by state basis?...All it seems to be doing here is creating an underworld of tobacco smuggling. Sorry if you think this post should be on the political board...but I just wondered where the USA stood on this matter, and how much your government were hitting peiople that not only consider smoking quality cigars a pleasure, but also consider it a bit of a hobby?