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Selling the Sin Tax

By Laura Knoy on Thursday, May 8, 2008.

Governor Lynch’s latest plan to address the state’s budget shortfall would involve raising taxes on cigarettes, reducing the state discount to wine retailers, and introducing a brand new tax on charity poker games. We’ll unpack the economics of so-called “sin taxes” and explore what these increases could mean for consumers, businesses and the state budget.

Guests

  • Brian Gottlob , Principal at PoliEcon Research
  • Charlie Arlinghaus , President of the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy
  • Dan Eaton, Democratic State Representative from Stoddard and longtime member of the House Finance Committee

We'll also hear from

  • John Lynch , Governor of New Hampshire
  • John Ganos, owner of Tobacco Haven in Brookline
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