Politics & Government
Morton Grove Enacts A Cigarette Tax
The village expects the tax, on each package of cigarettes and e-cigarettes, to add $25,000 to its coffers.
Morton Grove trustees enacted a 25-cent-per-pack tax on each package of cigarettes and e-cigarettes sold in the village.
They approved an ordinance, introduced by Trustee Bill Grear, who read information saying that cigarette dealers must purchase a tax stamp for each package (of 20 cigarettes or e-cigarettes), and then be reimbursed by the individuals who purchase them.
The ordinance (scroll to p. 89 of that link) says that if the village, in the course of its normal inspections, finds cigarettes for sale without the proper tax stamps, it may seize the cigarettes and/or vending machine and sell it for reimbursement, or allow the dealer-owner of the cigarettes or vending machine to pay the tax and a penalty.
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