A quick question, has congress passed a law raising the tax on pipe tobacco? I know there is a lot of talk about pipe tobacco taxes going up at the beginning of 2014, but is this a fear or a reality at this point?
A Quick Question on Taxation
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The RYO disguised as pipe tobacco is certainly in the cross hairs. So by extension our blends are in jeopardy but I don't think an yting has been enacted yet. I curious to see what others have to say.
IIRC, a lot of the speculation about prices going up had to do with the Affordable Health Care for America Act provisions that take effect in 2014. If it's in there, it's not a headline item - and from the issues discussed in last week's podcast, it sounds like there are bigger fish headed for the frying pan (FDA regulation for one).
I haven't heard anything new about taxes.
Still the government isn't entirely anti-tobacco yet.
Senate rejects ammendment to end tobacco subsidies.
Still the government isn't entirely anti-tobacco yet.
Senate rejects ammendment to end tobacco subsidies.
My hope is that I have the next twelve months before any great increases. It is going to take me that long to start to build a good cellar of tobacco. I was really hoping that it was not going to be Jan. 1 because by that time I will probably only have a year and a half of stock built up.
Here's hoping that we avoid this for as long as possible. Of course we all want taxes to stay down for that amount of time.
Here's hoping that we avoid this for as long as possible. Of course we all want taxes to stay down for that amount of time.
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