States tackle deep discount cigarettes: cheap cigarettes have undercut the major tobacco companies and their ability to make payments to states under the master tobacco settlement agreement.

State Legislatures › Vol. 30 Nbr. 1, January 2004

Author: Gordon, Dianna

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States tackle deep discount cigarettes: cheap cigarettes have undercut the major tobacco companies and their ability to make payments to states under the master tobacco settlement agreement.

Because they're cheaper--$12.99 to $13.50 per carton, compared with Marlboros at $22.99 or Camels at $24-deep discount cigarette brands have cornered an estimated 10 percent to 15 percent of the U.S. market.

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