Dayton: Use cigarette, corporate taxes for stadium

by PATRICK CONDON, Associated Press Gov. Mark Dayton proposed a new backup plan Thursday to shore up the state's lagging share of the new Minnesota Vikings stadium, suggesting lawmakers use money from a tax increase on cigarettes and closing corporate income tax loopholes. Dayton's revenue commissioner, Myron Frans, unveiled the latest proposal in the House-Senate tax conference committee. It threw the contentious stadium issue back in the lap of lawmakers as they rush to wrap up this year's session by Monday. "We think this will solve the stadium financing issue," Frans said. The state's $348 million share of the $975 million downtown Minneapolis stadium was supposed to be fueled by tax revenue from new electronic betting games that last year's Legislature authorized in bars and restaurants. But sales of those games so far have badly trailed initial projections. The latest proposal calls for setting aside an estimated $24.5 million in one-time revenue that would be generated by applying a planned cigarette sales tax increase to existing cigarette inventories before the tax actually goes up — an approach Frans called a "stocking tax." Dayton is now backing a cigarette tax increase from $1.23 per pack now to $2.52, more than he initially proposed. The money from the stocking tax would be diverted to a stadium reserve fund. Smoking will not be allowed at the new Vikings stadium, due to open in time for the 2016 season.

Marlboro cigarettes is an American symbol

Marlboro Man is an American icon (symbol). The cowboy figure used to market Marlboro cigarettes captures the essence of the ideal American man. Marlboro Man showed the distinctive red Marlboro cigarette pack for almost fifty years - on billboards, in shop window displays, as well as in magazines and newspapers. But Marlboro cigarettes are not always sold with the macho image of this figure. When the Marlboro cigarettes were first introduced in 1920 they were sold to women, with the slogan "Soft as May." This approach has been successful before the Second World War (1939-45), at low sales caused Marlboro packs to be withdrawn from the market. Cigarettes were revived in 1950, and the first medical studies of smoking-cancer connection began to reach the public.

Why Tax Free Cigarettes?

What are genuine tax free cigarettes? In other words, is there anything truly like that available in United States? Legally, there are tax free cigarettes available in US, such as the ones manufactured and sold by the Seneca Nation of Indians based in western New York. But, then it is available only in selected websites/shops. In rest of the country, there is a federal tax of $3.90 levied per carton of cigarettes. That gives an idea as to why a carton of genuine Marlboro, Winston, Montclair, Salem or Camel costs around $40. 

Political cover-up exposed !

It’s been a long time coming but Scotland is finally covering up tobacco displays in large shops and banning unstaffed tobacco vending machines.

We all say we want to protect children from smoking and these are restrictions on the way tobacco is sold in order to do that:
- Large, bright tobacco displays are a clear form of promotion, and it is right that supermarket adverts should go the same way as tv and newspaper adverts

Youth Awards to recognise youth groups working on tobacco

We’ve just launched this year’s Crofton Awards, celebrating the fact that more and more young people in Scotland are choosing not to smoke, and helping them to resist tobacco industry attempts to recruit a new generation of smokers.

While the tobacco companies spend millions of pounds defending their right to use attractive branding and packaging, the Crofton Awards, named after two of Scotland’s health campaign pioneers, will provide funding and other support to youth groups highlighting the truth about tobacco and health.

ASH Scotland runs the Crofton Awards in partnership with REHIS (Royal Environmental Health Institute for Scotland), with the winners receiving cash prizes and professional support to help with their work. Recent winners have made an educational film, run a peer education project, linked with Uruguay, explored smoking as an issue amongst Muslim youth and developed resources for young people with complex learning needs.


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The latest Scottish figures show that 97% of 13 year olds and 87% of 15 year olds are not regular smokers, the best figures since surveys began in the 1980s. But the sad fact is that tobacco companies are well aware that most smokers start before they are 18 and deliberately try to recruit young people as a new generation of smokers. They know that their brands and designs make tobacco more appealing to young people, and that is why they are desperately resisting attempts to put tobacco into plain, standardised packaging.

All the more important then that entering the Crofton Awards is easy, and free for all youth groups. We look forward to receiving another impressive field of imaginative ideas and actions – so make sure your youth group is part of it.

Tobacco retailers angered by "Roll-your-own cigarette tax "

Tobacco store owners claim their business would be affected dramatically if Washington lawmakers, desperate to cover $1 billion hole in state budget, would increase taxes for roll-your-own cigarettes. Supporters of the tax hike say it would close a loophole that unfairly benefits to tobacco-rolling machine industry. The rolling machines allow smokers roll their own cigarettes using loose tobacco and wrapping paper in cigarettes in nearly 10 minutes, at half price of pre-packaged cigarettes. 

Adele Gives Up Cigarettes To Save Her Voice

Adele has revealed she went to see a specialist to help her give up cigarettes.
The singer had a nasty shock last week when she lost her voice - just before she began the promotion of her new album 21.
Adele explained: I’ve had laryngitis and I couldn’t speak for six days last week. I didn’t think I’d be able to sing at the album launch. I literally had a chalk board around my neck.
"I went to see a therapist, not for my head, for my voice," Adele joked to the Daily Star. "He told me to lay off the cigarettes.
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"It’s not just the fags, I’ve had to give up milk, tomatoes, sweets, sucking mints."
The singer also revealed she has been overwhelmed by the success of her latest album. "I’m emotional because it’s all been going so well this week, I’ve been crying all day."

Pall Mall Cigarettes Brand History

The world’s first-ever king-sized (85 mm) non-filtered cigarette was introduced in 1939 by the American Tobacco Company, a brand extension to the regular-sized Pall Mall which was introduced forty years earlier by Brand Pall Mall (Butler & Butler / A.T.C.) Today, Pall Mall "Famous Cigarettes" remain synonymous with quality. Filtered Pall Mall cigarettes have a smooth strong taste and are packed very tightly with tobacco making them burn slower and last longer than most other major brands. The consumer is paying less than premium price, but gets a longer smoke with a soft, pleasant taste and that is the key to the Pall Mall brand's success. BAT also producers Lucky strike cigarettes and Vogue cigarettes.
Pall Mall Non-Filter is still made today. Filtered versions of Pall Mall have come and gone, beginning in 1966 with the introduction of Pall Mall Gold (the world’s first 100 mm cigarette). Filtered Pall Mall was relaunched in the United States in the early 2000s, and are still available.