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Public Health

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Contra Costa Supervisors Back Cigarette Tax Hike Measure

On Tuesday, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors unanimously endorsed Proposition 29, a June ballot initiative that would increase California's tax on cigarettes by $1 per pack to raise $855 million annually for cancer research and smoking prevention and cessation programs. Representatives of the American Cancer Society had urged the board to join other backers of the ballot measure.



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