Tobacco tax increase could help Calif.

By ABC7
Senator Alex Padilla, from Pacoima, told the L.A. Times that a higher tobacco tax is even more important than in years past, because it could raise more than a billion dollars a year for the struggling state government.

The current proposal would increase cigarette taxes by $1.50 per pack.

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