Japan Tobacco Is Doubling Down on Cheap Cigarettes

All three brands are now owned by Japan Tobacco International after it bought cigarette maker Vector Group for $2.4 billion ...

Could making tobacco cheaper actually cut down smoking rates? We asked 5 experts

Critics of the tobacco excise argue the tax has stopped working to further reduce smoking rates and should be lowered.
Winston-Salem Journal

Big Three tobacco manufacturers increasing cigarette list prices by 7 cents

The Big Three tobacco manufacturers are all priming the pump again for their top revenue driver. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., ITG Brands LLC and Philip Morris USA all confirmed on Thursday their plans ...
WTHR

Indiana lawmakers eye $2 cigarette tax hike to boost revenue

INDIANAPOLIS — Big changes could be coming to the price you pay for cigarettes. Lawmakers are eying plans to raise the tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products — tax money that's expected to help ...