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Governor Paterson Plans New Tobacco Taxes in Budget Extender

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Albany, NY – Governor David Paterson will put new cigarette taxes and taxes on other tobacco products, as well as order the collection of taxes on some cigarettes sold on Indian lands, as part of his latest budget extender, due to be voted on today. Capitol Correspondent Karen DeWitt reports...