http://www.newscloud.com/section/tobacco Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:52:54 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 en-us http://www.newscloud.com/read/Government_Gets_Hooked_on_Tobacco_Tax_Billions But taxes are not the only government revenue from cigarettes. Settlements in the late 1990s to end state lawsuits against tobacco companies mean that the cigarette industry is paying states nearly $250 billion over 25 years. Under the agreement, those payments to states will continue flowing even beyond 25 years as long as the tobacco industry is healthy. But the payments would phase out as cigarette company profits decline and would ultimately disappear if people stop smoking.

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