A bill to raise the federal tax on cigarettes each stack from the current level of 39 cents to one dollar could stumble on the veto of President George Bush. In doing so, lobbyists, the tobacco industry launched a propaganda campaign against the plan of the United States Congress.

The company “Philip Morris"(USA) has brought a special Internet site and toll-free telephone line was opened to mobilize opponents of the bill. The campaign is being held under the slogan "Impose smokers unfairly taxed". One of the arguments sounded so: since 2000, in the United States tax on the sale of tobacco products has increased 73-fold.

Tobacco Baron called to put pressure on congressmen interested persons receiving from the profits, including those who grow raw materials, and who sell wholesale and retail finished product.

Capitol legislators in the House of Representatives and the Senate are determined this time.

The authors of the bill information agencies, tell The Associated Press, relying on the fact that the additional tax would generate $ 35 billion to finance the federal Children's Health Insurance Program.

The growing concern of Americans their health, notes columnist AP contributed to the fact that the position of the tobacco business lobbyists in recent years severely shaken.

Source: http://www.cigarettehouse.net