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City Ups Tobacco Tax

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Meeting Monday (10/09), the Fairbanks city council voted to increase the city’s tobacco excise tax from 8 percent to 20 percent. The vote followed discussion about impacts to public health and local businesses. KUAC’s Dan Bross reports.