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Globe Editorial

State budget: Tax cigars and pipe tobacco

February 27, 2010

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Facing a revenue shortfall, the state is right to consider imposing an excise tax on cigars and tobacco. Such a tax can raise money for health care and encourage safer habits. (Full article: 226 words)

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