number of deaths due to tobacco and Your Health Tobacco – Cancer Atlas

Progress in cancer care, treatment and prevention has been extraordinary, said Nancy Paris, CEO of Georgia CORE

While states have fared better during the COVID-19 pandemic than originally feared, both state governments and the federal government must decide how best to maintain tax revenues and fund growing expenses while not adding new burdens to a suffering economy.[4] As a potential solution, excise taxes may be an alluring proposition to some lawmakers, because excise taxes could be an avenue for governments to raise new revenue.[5] Since they are often levied narrowly (on one ingredient in a product or one specific type of transaction) and on products that may be considered harmful, excise tax hikes may be a politically attractive source of additional revenue

The most effective strategy is to work with an independent agent who understands tobacco retail, review coverage annually, and never assume that a policy purchased two years ago still matches the business as it operates today

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