CabriniGreen wrote: ↑Tue Jul 16, 2019 9:24 pm
How much is NY cigarette tax?
They are going up a dollar in Illinois I think.....
im not sure what percentage of the actual purchase price is taxes, I think it's upwards of over 60% but I could be wrong. but, a pack of 'legit' name brand cigs with the official NY tax stamp is 'officially' no less than $13.00 - thats the base price set by law. I quit a long time ago but ive heard in some places in Manhattan its as high as $18. $15 might be a good average to go with
of course there are a variety of bootlegged options, the most popular being out-of-state packs. something with a carolina or virginia stamp which will probably run you $10 a pack, maybe a little less
a less safe option are the BOOTLEG bootlegs. coming from china. tastes like complete shit. usually unstamped but its not unheard of for an enterprising bodega owner to comission a fake NY stamp to pass muster...although thats expensive and hard to do
to put things in perspective i buy groceries for an invalid older lady in my building sometimes and i get her a pack of roll-your-own tobacco for $6