A new poll by the American Cancer Society shows an overwhelming number of Hoosiers support raising the state’s tobacco tax as a way to pay for public health programs.
The survey of 1,000 Hoosiers, taken December 11-17, showed the following…
- 64% of Indiana voters support a $2.00 per pack cigarette tax increase with a parallel tax on other tobacco
products. - 71% say that e-cigarettes should be treated the same as cigarettes when it comes to policies including
taxation. - 71% of those surveyed think an important reason to support higher tobacco taxes in Indiana is that revenue
from increases in tobacco taxes could be used for the Tobacco Control Program. - 77% of voters agree higher tobacco prices can serve as a preventative measure for teens and young adults.
Indy Politics spoke with Bryan Hannon of the cancer society.
The Leon-Tailored Audio runs for about nine minutes.
