13 WTHR - Indianapolis News |Poll shows support for $1 cigarette tax hike
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Indianapolis - A new poll indicates 62 percent of registered voters in Indiana support increasing the state's cigarette tax by a dollar per pack if the money is used to fund health and anti-smoking programs.
The statewide telephone survey of 500 people conducted on January tenth and Eleventh shows that 36 percent of respondents oppose the dollar-a-pack tax increase. Governor Daniels has asked lawmakers to increase the cigarette tax by at least 25 cents, with the additional state revenue going toward health insurance for low-income Hoosiers and immunizations for children. The current cigarette tax is 55.5 cents per pack. The survey was conducted jointly by Virginia-based Public Opinion Strategies and Washington, D-C-based Mellman Group on behalf of the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, American Lung Association and the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. The survey has a margin of error of plus or minus four and a half percentage points.(Copyright 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
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