Bill > S1321

This bill, titled "Relative to smokeless tobacco excise tax," proposes to increase the excise tax on smokeless tobacco products from twenty-five percent to 45 percent. An excise tax is a tax imposed on specific goods or services, in this case, smokeless tobacco, which refers to tobacco products that are not smoked, such as chewing tobacco or snuff. This change would amend subsection (a) of section 7C of chapter 64C of the General Laws, which governs tobacco excise taxes. The context for this bill is likely to generate additional revenue for the government.