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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowThe leader of the Indiana House says he is willing to back down at least partially on a proposed $1 cigarette tax increase.
Tobacco and convenience store trade groups have opposed the increase the House endorsed last month, along with many Republicans in the state Senate. They maintain the increase would hurt business by encouraging smokers to cross state lines to buy cheaper cigarettes.
House Speaker Brian Bosma, a Republican, said Thursday that he's willing to curtail the increase to about 60 cents. He said that would bring Indiana cigarette taxes in line with neighboring Ohio.
The measure is just one of several tax increases House Republicans have proposed this year to help cover the costs of a long-term infrastructure funding plan.
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