ARIZONA PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION RESOLUTION: TOBACCO EXCISE TAX
Resolution 93-4
WHEREAS, the use of tobacco leads to illness, disability
and death; and
WHEREAS, the adverse economic costs attributable to smoking, such as lost productivity, disability and health care expenses, amount to over $810 million per year in Arizona, or $2.73 per pack of cigarettes sold in Arizona; and
WHEREAS, all of society bears this economic burden; and
WHEREAS, current Arizona excise tax on cigarettes is 18¢
per pack; and
WHEREAS, increasing tobacco taxes decreases consumption, especially among young initial users;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Arizona Public Health Association supports increasing tobacco excise taxes to a level which both reimburses society for expenses incurred by sers and discourages further tobacco use.
Passed by Board of Directors
9/29/93
Approved by Membership Annual Meeting