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| PA Cigarette Sales Up |
| Source from:Msnbc.com 07/06/2010 |
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Since New York State tacked on an additional $1.60 tax to packs of cigarettes, Smokin' Joe's Tobacco Shop and the Tobacco Junction in Great Bend, Pennsylvania have seen an increase in business. Exactly how much of an increase is difficult to tell, because the stores won't talk about it. In a statement, Smokin' Joe's says it expects its sales to increase because that has been the trend every time New York hikes its tobacco tax. At one point today, about 75% of cars in the Smokin' Joe's parking lot were from New York State. Here's an example of the price difference. A carton of Newport cigarettes in Great Bend is about $56. At a Hess gas station on the Vestal Parkway it costs about $85, a $29 difference. Enditem |
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