Minn. Senators Say Tax Mini-Cigars Like Cigarettes

3/22/2011

Businessweek.com: Two Republicans state senators on Thursday proposed that so-called "little cigars" should be taxed at the higher rate applied to cigarettes in Minnesota.

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