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Senate committees to consider fee on cigarette sales

By Randy Ellis Staff Writer rellis@oklahoman.comOklahoma legislative committees are preparing to hear a bill on Tuesday afternoon that would levy a $1.50 per pack cessation fee on cigarette sales. State lawmakers have been talking for months about levying a $1.50 per pack tax on cigarette sales, but have been unable to gather enough votes to pass the measure in the House. By making the revenue-generating measure a fee rather than a tax, only a majority vote would be needed for passage rather than a three-fourths majority. However, the law is more restrictive in how fee revenue can be used as opposed to tax revenue.Read more on NewsOK.com

 

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