Heavy cigar smoking increases the risk for lung diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
But despite its impact on the nation's health, it has been taxed at a rate that is a fraction of that applied to cigarettes
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"That said," she continued, "the tax increase was too low to achieve significant health benefits, so we have lots of work to do to help legislators and the public understand the evidence showing that significant tobacco tax increases really do reduce smoking and save lives, but that much less than a $1-per-pack increase will not move us toward that goal." And although the tax increase is estimated to generate about $132 million in 2019, the real goal, according to Hackbarth, was to discourage Kentuckians from smoking, therefore improving the overall health of the state
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