Tobacco tax differs by $63 million from Prop A

Saturday, January 18, 2003

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Bob Holden wants to ask voters to increase the cigarette tax by 55 cents per pack, which he says would raise $279 million in the next fiscal year.

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