Editing Cigarette (section)

=== Taxation ===
{{See also|Cigarette taxes in the United States}}
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Cigarettes are taxed both to reduce use, especially among youth, and to raise revenue. Higher prices for cigarettes discourage smoking. Every 10% increase in the price of cigarettes reduces [[youth smoking]] by about 7% and overall cigarette consumption by about 4%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tobaccofreekids.org/reports/prices/|title=Higher Cigarette Taxes|publisher=Tobaccofreekids.org|access-date=November 13, 2009|archive-date=September 4, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904183535/http://tobaccofreekids.org/reports/prices/|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[World Health Organization|World Health Organization (WHO)]] recommends that globally cigarettes be taxed at a rate of three-quarters of cigarettes sale price as a way of deterring [[cancer]] and other negative health outcomes.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21728893-science-will-win-technical-battle-against-cancer-only-half-fight-closing|title=Closing in on cancer|newspaper=The Economist|access-date=September 25, 2017|archive-date=September 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923033052/https://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21728893-science-will-win-technical-battle-against-cancer-only-half-fight-closing|url-status=live}}</ref>

Cigarette sales are a significant source of tax revenue in many localities. This fact has historically been an impediment for health groups seeking to discourage cigarette smoking, since governments seek to maximize tax revenues. Furthermore, some countries have made cigarettes a state monopoly, which has the same effect on the attitude of government officials outside the health field.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/tobacco/stories/asia.htm |title=U.S. Aided Cigarette Firms in Conquests Across Asia |work=Washingtonpost.com |date=November 17, 1996 |access-date=November 13, 2009 |archive-date=July 4, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080704144106/http://washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/longterm/tobacco/stories/asia.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the United States, states are a primary determinant of the total tax rate on cigarettes. Generally, states that rely on tobacco as a significant farm product tend to tax cigarettes at a low rate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.taxadmin.org/FTA/rate/cigarett.html |title=State Excise Tax Rates On Cigarettes (January 1, 2007) |publisher=Taxadmin.org |access-date=November 13, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091109195142/http://www.taxadmin.org/FTA/rate/cigarett.html |archive-date=November 9, 2009 }}</ref> Coupled with the federal cigarette tax of $1.01 per pack, total cigarette-specific taxes range from $1.18 per pack in [[Missouri]] to $8.00 per pack in [[Silver Bay, New York|Silver Bay]], New York. As part of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, the federal government collects user fees to fund [[Food and Drug Administration|Food and Drug Administration (FDA)]] regulatory measures over tobacco.