SMOKING CIGARETTES COULD ACTUALLY GET MORE EXPENSIVE IN NEW MEXICO. THAT’S THANKS TO STATE LAWMAKERS WHO WANT TO RAISE THE TAXES ON BUYING CIGARETTES AS WELL AS VAPE JUICE FOR E-CIGARETTES.
DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKER CLEMENTE SANCHEZ TELLS KOB TV IT WOULD RAISE THE TAX ON A BOX OF CIGARETTES FROM A DOLLAR-66 TO A FULL 2-DOLLARS. IT WOULD ALSO UP THE TAX ON VAPE JUICE, A FORM OF SMOKING THAT’S BECOME POPULAR WITH YOUNG SMOKERS. THE MEASURE WOULD ADD AN EXTRA 5-CENT TAX PER MILLILITER OF VAPE LIQUID.
CURRENTLY, NEW MEXICO’S TAX ON CIGARETTES IS IN ABOUT IN THE MIDDLE WHEN COMPARED TO THE REST OF THE U-S.