Six months after the University launched its tobacco-free policy, Virginia legislator Del. Rob Krupicka (D-Alexandria) is proposing a bill raising taxes on tobacco to fund higher education, The Washington Post reports.
Krupicka’s bill would increase the state’s cigarette tax from $0.30 per pack to $2, which he estimates would bring the state about $500 million in revenue.
Virginia’s current cigarette tax is among the lowest in the nation.
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Krupicka introduces bill to hike cigarette tax to fund education
January 14, 2015
Lauren Duhon
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