Vermont – The Time is Now
[/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”transparent” up=”12″][vc_column_text]Vermont legislators are considering an extensive tobacco package, including:
- $0.31-per-pack cigarette tax increase
- 10 percent tax increase on moist snuff
- New 101 percent tax on vapor products
- Ban on menthol cigarettes and all flavored tobacco products – including vapor products
- Increase the legal age of purchase to 21
Let legislators know that this kind of sweeping legislation isn’t what Vermont is about.
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[/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”transparent” thickness=”1″ up=”25″ down=”0″][vc_column_text]Legislators are trying to make a statement on the backs of hard-working adults like you.
Broad-stroke legislation like this is rife with unintended consequences, from taking a chunk out of your wallet to possibly creating a bigger black market.
Make your voice heard. Tell legislators to vote “NO.”[/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”transparent” thickness=”1″ up=”25″ down=”0″][vc_separator type=”transparent” thickness=”1″ up=”25″ down=”0″][/qode_elements_holder_item][qode_elements_holder_item item_padding=”0px 0px 0px 0px” advanced_animations=”no”][vc_single_image image=”15599″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” qode_css_animation=””][/qode_elements_holder_item][/qode_elements_holder][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” background_color=”#ffffff”][vc_column][qode_elements_holder number_of_columns=”two_columns” switch_to_one_column=”1000″][qode_elements_holder_item advanced_animations=”no”][vc_single_image image=”15717″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][/qode_elements_holder_item][qode_elements_holder_item item_padding=”20px 9% 30px 9%” advanced_animations=”no”][vc_separator type=”transparent” thickness=”1″ up=”22″ down=”0″][vc_column_text]
RETAILERS
[/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”transparent” thickness=”1″ up=”22″ down=”0″][vc_column_text]Legislators are trying to make a statement on the backs of hard-working business owners like you. Convenience stores already bore the brunt of the last cigarette tax increase. In the year following the 2015 cigarette tax increase:
- The number of stores selling cigarettes decreased by 6 percent, or 61 stores.
- The number of employees in stores selling cigarettes decreased by 1,098.
- Employee wages in stores selling cigarettes decreased by $16 million.
That had only a fraction of the impact that this proposal will have. Make your voice heard. Legislators need to hear that this tobacco package will do immense damage to your business. [/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”transparent” thickness=”1″ up=”22″ down=”0″][vc_separator type=”transparent” thickness=”1″ up=”22″ down=”0″][/qode_elements_holder_item][/qode_elements_holder][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” background_color=”#990939″ padding_top=”30″ padding_bottom=”30″][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”grid” text_align=”left” padding_top=”15″ padding_bottom=”15″ css_animation=””][vc_column_inner][custom_font font_size=”40″ line_height=”26″ font_style=”normal” text_align=”center” font_weight=”700″ text_decoration=”none” text_shadow=”no” color=”#ffffff”]Now is the Time to Make Your Voice Heard[/custom_font][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]