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Proposed tax hike and flavor prohibition recipe for lawlessness

Michigan could soon have the fourth-highest smuggling rate in the nation

… degree to which cigarettes are smuggled in and out of the Great Lake … products is enacted. Such a smuggling rate would be nearly 6 percentage … more from consumers. Absent smuggling, the state’s tax haul would … sold legally represents our smuggling rate. We also adjust for … as America’s number one smuggling state, at 54.3%. That is, …

Michigan Could Soon See an Increased Cigarette Smuggling Rate

Raising taxes and banning products could make the state a top destination for illicit smokes

… Michigan’s cigarettes may be smuggled in from other states if a … consumed in Michigan are smuggled into the state, according … remains America’s number one smuggling state. California had the second highest smuggling rate at 46.7%, followed by … very ones with the highest smuggling rates,” said Todd Nesbit, …

Governments Light Up Cigarette Smuggling

A tax hike will make cigarette smuggling even more lucrative

… 19%, to be precise — were smuggled from another taxing jurisdiction. … enough to inspire significant smuggling as it is. We also estimate … Carolina. We separate types of smuggling into two categories: casual and commercial. Casual smuggling usually involves individuals … home. Of Michigan’s total smuggling rate, about 11 percentage …

Updated Research Affirms Link between Cigarette Taxes and Smuggling

Interactive map shows taxes and smuggling by state

… between states and cigarette smuggling. Using data from 2015 — … Foundation estimate the cigarette smuggling rates for 47 of the 48 contiguous … their goals undermined by smuggling and associated crime that … Washington, D.C., estimate smuggling rates by comparing the legal … the two is explained by smuggling, either commercial or casual. …

Oregon Cigarette Tax Hike Proposal Would Invite Raft of Trouble

Higher taxes invite problems such as smuggling

… avoidance (what we call smuggling) rates in most states around … According to our model, Oregon’s smuggling rate in 2018 was a very modest … year were the result of smuggling. Oregon’s smuggling rate was the 27th highest … use the model to estimate smuggling rates but can also run “what-if” …

New Data on Cigarette Smuggling Released

New York still the top smuggling state, Michigan ranked 15th

… that can be attributed to smuggling. Using data from 2018, the … to have the top in-bound smuggling rate in the nation, with … of all cigarettes consumed smuggled in from elsewhere. California … leapt from the 18th highest smuggling rate in the nation to eighth … in the nation, with a net smuggling rate just below 20%. That …

Governments Light Up Cigarette Smuggling

… 19%, to be precise — were smuggled from another taxing jurisdiction. … enough to inspire significant smuggling as it is. We also estimate … Carolina. We separate types of smuggling into two categories: casual and commercial. Casual smuggling usually involves individuals … home. Of Michigan’s total smuggling rate, about 11 percentage …

High Cigarette Taxes Lead to More Smuggling

Study provides new estimates of smuggling rates for each state

… degree to which cigarettes are smuggled across state borders within … authors estimated total smuggling rates by comparing the published … the two is attributed to smuggling. “It’s important for policymakers … lead to increased rates of smuggling,” said study coauthor, Michael … in Michigan. “Cigarette smuggling is often associated with …

LaFaive Proven Right on Cigarette Tax Hike

Mass. losing millions due to smuggling

… that an increase would lead to more tobacco smuggling and less state revenue. The editorial references … that the tax hike would cause the cigarette smuggling rate in Massachusetts to more than double from … million a year in sales tax due to cigarette smuggling.

Updated Research Quantifies Relationship Between Cigarette Taxes and Smuggling

New York has highest smuggling rate; Michigan ranks 14th

… consumption attributable to smuggling. Cigarettes have an excise … typically have higher rates of smuggling. When neighboring states … individuals and organized groups to smuggle cigarettes across state lines. The smuggling rates are estimated using … continued to be the top in-bound smuggling state in the nation. Nearly …

Tax Evasion and Avoidance: Michigan Ranks 14th in Cigarette Smuggling

Latest data shows the relationship between cigarette taxes and smuggling

… avoidance (what we call “smuggling”). Over time many states … syndicates, respectively. Smuggling is not the only unintended … 2017 nearly 21 percent were smuggled. That figure may leap upward … that the Golden State’s smuggling rate has increased to 44.6 percent … California the topped rank smuggling states are Washington (42.8 percent), …

Will This Year Smoke Out Cigarette Tax Hikes?

Prohibitions and high excise tax rates lead to increases in smuggling

… and prison sentences for smuggling cigarettes and other contraband … taxes encourage more illegal smuggling into a state, and if law … is little hope of keeping smuggled ones out of the hands of … alcohol — it leads to rampant smuggling and other harmful unintended … and California as the top smuggling states. Vying for third place …

LaFaive and Nesbit Op-ed Published in Lincoln Journal Star

Raising cigarette taxes would increase smuggling

… Cornhusker State, a proposal introduced by Sen. Mike Gloor. While Nebraska’s smuggling rate is quite low — 2.8 percent in 2013 — raising per-pack taxes from 64 cents to $2.14 would increase the smuggling rate to 32.3 percent, according to the analysis provided by LaFaive and …

Updated Research Highlights Impact of Cigarette Tax Evasion

New York still an empire of smuggled smokes as Nevada leaps towards the top

… consumption attributable to smuggling. Higher rates of smuggling are typically due to higher … available — to estimate smuggling rates across the country. … remained the top in-bound smuggling state in the nation, with … consumed cigarettes being smuggled in from elsewhere. The state’s …

Center Research in Time, Washington Post

Tobacco smuggling stats a national story

Research on the relationship between cigarette smuggling and tobacco excise taxes by Mackinac Center scholars was cited recently by Time, CBS News and The Washington Post. The research was also the focus of this New York Post editorial and was featured on Northwest Public Radio and in Bloomberg and the …

Center Research Cited in Washington Post

New cigarette smuggling study released

New research by Mackinac Center experts on the effect of high tobacco excise taxes on cigarette smuggling rates is featured in The Washington Post. The study was also cited by WLUC TV-6 in Negaunee, WWMT-TV3 in Kalamazoo, WKZO AM-590 in Kalamazoo and WSJM FM-94.9 in Benton Harbor, as well as Hot Air. …

Analysis: Michigan’s Cigarette Smuggling Rate Falls Slightly; State Still in Top 10 Nationally

More than 27 percent of Michigan’s total cigarette consumption in 2012 was smuggled into the state, according to Center study

… estimates for cigarette smuggling rates in 47 of the 48 contiguous … however, the 10th highest smuggling rate in the nation. “As … who are only too happy to smuggle them for profit.” This is the fourth set of smuggling rate estimates published … Michigan, another 27 are smuggled in. “Excise taxes do change …

LaFaive's Minnesota Senate Tax Committee Testimony

Fiscal policy expert shows analysis of cigarette taxes and smuggling

… studies on cigarette taxes and smuggling. My colleague, Dr. Todd Nesbit … degree to which cigarettes are smuggled in the United States. It … believe it is explained by smuggling. Through calendar year 2013 … estimated that Minnesota’s total smuggling rate was almost 18 percent. … currently has the 16th highest smuggling rate in our most recent study. …

LaFaive in National Media

Mackinac Center experts' analysis on cigarette smuggling cited in national reports

… excise taxes on cigarettes lead to counterfeit products and tax stamps; smuggling; violence against police, people and property; and other unintended consequences. … include cutting taxes or improving police tactics or both to reduce the smuggling problem. LaFaive is director of the Morey Fiscal Policy Initiative.

Cigarette Smuggling May Leap with National Menthol Ban

Nearly 20% of Michigan consumption due to tax evasion

… consumed in New York state were smuggled into the state, according … report provides cigarette smuggling estimates for 47 contiguous … the number one state for smuggled cigarettes. Nearly 54% all … consumed in the state were smuggled in as a function of tax evasion … Michigan ranked 15th, with a smuggling rate of 20%. “Increased …