{
  "id": 926497,
  "title": "Cigarette Taxes by State, 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/cigarette-taxes-by-state-2026",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-03T21:21:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tax Foundation",
    "slug": "tax-foundation",
    "url": "https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/state/cigarette-taxes-state/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The highest state tax on cigarettes is levied by New York at $5.35 per pack of 20. The next highest tax jurisdiction is the District of Columbia at $5.07 per pack of cigarettes, followed closely by Maryland at $5.00 per pack, Rhode Island at $4.50 per pack, and Connecticut at $4.35 per pack.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}