The cigarette tax, a seventy-five cent per pack increase, will take effect Tuesday September 1 as part of the 2009-2011 State Budget. The tax will help smokers quit and prevent young people from starting to smoke. The Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids (TFK) estimates that 17,000 Wisconsin adult smokers will quit and about 33,100 children will not start smoking as a result of the tax increase.TFK also estimates that 15,000 smoking deaths will be prevented as a result of the tax, and Wisconsin is projected to save nearly $750 million in future health care costs.
Not only will the tax increase affect cigarettes but it will also affect other kinds of tobacco including moist snuff, chewing tobacco, cigars and loose tobacco.
Quitting smoking improves health and quality of life. If you are a smoker and want to quit
talk with your healthcare providers about quitting or contact the Coalition at 920-232-3000.
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