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If you are a common US citizen seeking reasonable ways of buying your favorite smokes without going bankrupt this essay is strongly recommended for your sake!
Introduction
Interstate Trade from the States with Low Taxes
Interstate Trade from Indian Reservation
International Trade - Stores Located Out of the USA
SAVINGS COMPARISON
Conclusions
Introduction
Cigarettes in local retail stores become a luxury because of enormous taxes. That’s why internet on-line stores became very popular recently. For example: in NYC buying cigarettes, except for cigarettes price, you pay $1,50 NY State tax, $1,50 NYC tax, sales tax per every carton. Let’s take a look on the 7-Eleven store on Hanover Street in Boston's North End. It sells a carton of Marlboros for $55.75. And in NY, the same carton of Marlboro’s costs about $70 in dependence of a local store. At the same time for ordering 1 carton of Marlboro cigarettes through Internet, the price may vary from $16 to $32.
States and city governments are hungrily trying to cover budget shortfalls by boosting cigarette taxes.
When local tax rates ascend into the stratosphere, more smokers turn to the Web, making online retailers a tempting target.
In general, Internet sellers do not have to collect sales taxes on shipments made to other states (the National Governors Association is hoping to persuade Congress to change this).
States, cities, etc. tell us that increasing taxes on cigarettes will make people smoke less. The real reson is to increase treasury’s income of course.
Today however one of the few ways to pay for cigarettes fair and affordable price is to order online.
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