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NY's Cigarette Taxes

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Published January 12, 2010 at 9:40 AM EST

By Jasmyn Belcher

Oswego, NY – Governor David Paterson says he could support new taxes on cigarettes as a way to raise revenues to help close the state's budget deficit. This comes as New York is graded on its laws protecting citizens from tobacco-caused illnesses. WRVO's Jasmyn Belcher has more.
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