Author : U.s. Government Accountability Office
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Page : 64 pages
File Size : 20,10 MB
Release : 2017-08-04
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ISBN : 9781974228591
Book Description
"In 2009, CHIPRA increased and equalized federal excise tax rates for cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco, and small cigars. Though CHIPRA also increased federal excise tax rates for pipe tobacco and large cigars, it raised the pipe tobacco tax to a rate significantly below the equalized rate for the other products, and its large cigar excise tax can be significantly lower, depending on price. Treasury collects federal excise taxes on tobacco products.Also passed in 2009, the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (Tobacco Control Act) granted FDA regulatory authority over tobacco products. This act directed GAO to report on trade in tobacco products, including the effects of differing tobacco tax rates. This report (1) reviews the market shifts in smoking tobacco products since CHIPRA; (2) examines the impact of the market shifts on federal revenue and Treasury's actions to respond; and (3) describes differences in FDA's regulation of various smoking tobacco products. GAO interviewed agency officials, industry members, and public health representatives. GAO analyzed tax and revenue data and reviewed relevant literature."