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Advocates urge $1 tobacco tax increase to fund youth mental‑health services; committee to take testimony
Summary
Public‑health and education advocates urged the House Education Committee to back a $1 per pack cigarette tax increase (with proportional rises on other tobacco products) and to dedicate the revenue to youth outpatient mental‑health services; the committee agreed to take testimony.
Representatives from tobacco‑control and health groups urged the House Education Committee to support a $1 increase in the state cigarette tax, with equivalent increases across other tobacco products, and to dedicate the estimated revenue (about $9.7–10 million) to youth mental‑health and counseling programs.
Darren, identifying himself as representing the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids (and the Coalition for Tobacco Free Vermont), read a letter signed by 21 organizations asking lawmakers…
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