The proposal would greatly increase the excise tax on cigars and other products that fall into the OTP category in California from 31.73 percent of the wholesale cost to 54.89 percent.
For the past two years, the state’s Board of Equalization, which controls tobacco taxation, had decreased the OTP tax. In 2010, the board lowered the tax from 41.11 percent to 33.02 percent, and the tax was again decreased last year to its current 31.73 percent
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I feel tor the smokers in California.. I am not sure if this passed or not .. if any of you know please update this thread for me..it is getting to the point that if you are going to smoke you better start growing your own tobacco and learn how to roll your own cigars