By james art 
A group of lawmakers of Washington are proposing an increase in the state’s tax rate on tobacco products, including premium cigars.
HB 1416, which was introduced on January 20, seeks to lift the cigar cap from 65 cents per cigar to 72 cents. While Washington has a tax rate of 95 percent of the taxable sale price, it maintains a limitation of the maximum tax that can be charged. He is sponsored by reporter Christine Reeves, D-Federal Way, who has also filed legislation to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products in the country.
The bill also increases the tax on evaporated products from 27 cents to 30 cents per milliliter nicotine or not. Moist Snuff will also see an increase that will reach $ 2.526 to $ 2.776 per package of 1.2 ounces or less, although there is a provision that the tax should be at least that amount or 83.5 percent of cigarette tax S Cigarette tax does not change with this bill, although another legislative act seeks to raise it as part of the carbon carbon carbon carbon tax proposal.
The bill was referred to the Chamber Finance Committee for its original round of debate. If it is accepted, as it is written, the increase will enter into force on October 1.
Patrick Lregade
I strive to capture the essence of a cigar and the people behind them in my work – every cigar you illuminate is the culmination of the work of countless people and often represents generations of struggle and stories. For me, it’s much more than a cigar – it’s about the story behind it, the attempt to enjoy the work of craftsmen and the way a good cigar can unite people. In addition to my work with Halfwheel, I am the publicist of the public address for Colorado Rocks Rocks and Arizona Diamondbes during spring workouts, as well as for the ribs of Salt River from Arizona Autumn League, Phoenix Mercury of WNBA, G-League’s Valley Valley Suns and before that Arizona protruded from the football league indoors. I also work in a number of roles for the Baseball of Major Leise, plus I am a voice over the artist. Before joining Halfwheel, I covered Phoenix and National Cigar Scene for Examiner.com and I was an editor of Cigar Magazine.