Kasich - OH - Budget Proposal includes ecig tax (again!)

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Yup, he's at it again. Gov. John Kasich proposes 65-cent hike in cigarette tax, adding tax to e-cigs

Calls for raising the tax on cigs by 0.65 and increasing tax on other tobacco products (adding vapor products to that category) to be equal with cigarettes.

 

[Rossum]

It's spreading. Stock up and DIY or plan to pay.

 

[motordude]

This is getting repetitive in each state.
I'm stocked but feel for those that won't be able to.

 

[Who_Dey_1991]

Just when I thought living in this state couldn't get any worse.

I'm a man, and I can change, if I have to, I guess.

 

[motordude]

Just when I thought living in this state couldn't get any worse.

I'm a man, and I can change, if I have to, I guess.

It going this way everywhere pretty soon.
VA has been lucky so far, but my rep. has told me that we will be getting some form of tax for the next fiscal year.
Hopefully it won't be to bad.

 

[zoiDman]

Tax reform

Kasich is proposing several changes to Ohio's tax system resulting in a $39 million tax cut over two years:

• Raising the sales tax rate from 5.75 percent to 6.25 percent, or 50 cents for every $100 spent.
• Expanding the number of goods and services where sales tax is applied.
• Raising the cigarette tax 65 cents, from $1.60 to $2.25 per pack.
• Raise the tax on cigars and other tobacco products to the cigarette rate.
• Raise taxes on beer and wine.

Set taxes for crude oil and natural gas pulled from Ohio soil at 6.5 percent at the wellhead and 4.5 percent for natural gas and natural gas liquids.

Kasich is proposing reducing the number of income tax brackets from nine to five and decreasing the top bracket rate from 4.997 percent to 4.75 percent in 2017 and 4.33 percent in 2018.

The proposal also boosts the personal tax exemption for low- and middle-income Ohioans earning up to $80,000 a year.

Gov. John Kasich releases budget: See the priorities

 

[Painter_]

Time to start writing letters again.