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1 Tax on Tobacco Products Other Than Cigarettes and Tax on Premium Cigars. Amend RSA 78:7-c to read as follows:
78:7-c Tax Imposed on Tobacco Products Other Than Cigarettes. A tax upon the retail consumer is hereby imposed on tobacco products other than cigarettes at a rate of 65.03 percent of the wholesale sales price and on premium cigars at a rate of 15 percent of the wholesale sales price. The tax under this section may be rounded to the nearest cent if the commissioner determines that the amount of tax would not thereby be made materially disproportionate. No such tax is imposed on any transactions, the taxation of which by this state is prohibited by the Constitution of the United States. No such tax shall be imposed on premium cigars.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2017.
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1 Tax on Tobacco Products Other Than Cigarettes and Tax on Premium Cigars. Amend RSA 78:7-c to read as follows:
78:7-c Tax Imposed on Tobacco Products Other Than Cigarettes. A tax upon the retail consumer is hereby imposed on tobacco products other than cigarettes at a rate of 65.03 percent of the wholesale sales price and on premium cigars at a rate of 15 percent of the wholesale sales price. The tax under this section may be rounded to the nearest cent if the commissioner determines that the amount of tax would not thereby be made materially disproportionate. No such tax is imposed on any transactions, the taxation of which by this state is prohibited by the Constitution of the United States.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2017.