Tobacco Tax Increases = High Tobacco Smuggling. Texas #10.

The Tax Foundation  ranks the states based on the portion of cigarette smuggling in comparison to the state tobacco taxes. How the states measure up:

• #1 NY has 55.4% of the cigarettes consumed, are smuggled cigarettes
• #10 TX has 25.9%of the cigarettes consumed, are smuggled cigarettes
• In 2013, MA raised its cigarette tax by $1, smuggling rate increased by 12% t 29.3%, making it #7
• TX smuggled cigarette rate has increased 244% since 2006