South Carolina Information
Comparing Excise Taxes on Cigarettes, Beer and Wine
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Number of six-packs of beer that must be sold in South Carolina to produce the same state excise tax revenue generated by one carton of cigarettes: 1.6 |
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Number of bottles of wine that must be sold in South Carolina to produce the same state excise tax revenue generated by one carton of cigarettes: 3.3 |
South Carolina Smokers' Contributions
to the State Economy - 2002
South Carolina smokers comprise only 26.0%1 of the adult population in the state. Here is what they already pay because they choose to buy a legal product:
Smokers Pay Excise Taxes2 |
$ |
26,350,424 |
Smokers Pay Sales Taxes2 |
$ |
61,245,850 |
Smokers Pay Tobacco Settlement Payments3 |
$ |
84,085,377 |
|
$ |
171,681,651 |
Smokers' Economic/Tax Profile
South Carolina smokers' median household income 2001 |
$ |
32,656 |
South Carolina nonsmokers' median household income 2001 |
$ |
40,274 |
- Working Families Pay More1
37% of SC smokers had household income LESS than $25,000
9.5% of SC smokers had household income EQUAL to or GREATER THAN $75,000
The impact of smoker payments on the incomes of working families is more than THREE TIMES the impact on higher income smokers. Those who can afford it least pay a disproportionate percentage of their hard-earned income in smoker payments.
- Smoker Excise Tax/Sales Tax/Tobacco Settlement Payments Liability4
Total average paid per South Carolina smoker in excise and sales taxes |
$ |
112 |
Cost per South Carolina smoker for settlement payments to South Carolina |
$ |
108 |
Total annual payment to South Carolina per smoker |
$ |
220 |
Total annual payment to South Carolina per nonsmoker |
$ |
0 |
South Carolina Smoker Facts 5
- South Carolina smoker payments of $171.7 million in FY2002 were larger than state excise taxes on alcoholic beverages in FY2001 ($137.4 million).
- The total amount paid by smokers in South Carolina could support FY2003 appropriations for:
- The University of South Carolina ($159.8 million) OR
- General fund appropriations to Public Safety ($109.4 million).
- The total amount paid by smokers in South Carolina could have more than financed FY2002 state expenditures for the following Medicaid programs:
- Nursing homes ($167.9 million) OR
- Pharmaceutical services ($131.4 million) OR
- Physician services ($67.5 million).
- In 1997, smokers provided 21,419 jobs that paid an additional $11.6 million to the state in personal and corporate income taxes.6
TOTAL SMOKER CIGARETTE PAYMENTS TO SOUTH CAROLINA |
|
Per year: |
$ |
171,681,651 |
Per day: |
$ |
470,039 |
Per hour: |
$ |
19,585 |
Per minute: |
$ |
326 |
Per second: |
$ |
5 |
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CIGARETTES DON'T PAY TAXES -
SOUTH CAROLINA SMOKERS DO!!
1 Centers for Disease Control's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2001
2 Orzechowski & Walker, Arlington, Virginia; from state revenue department
3 PriceWaterhouseCooper
4 U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 state population and Centers for Disease Control's Behavioral Risk Surveillance System, 2001
5 Tax and Budget Comparisons are from U.S. Census Bureau, The University of South Carolina Summary of Funds and Expenditures http://busfinance.admin.sc.edu./budget/ and the Office of State Budget of the Budget and Control Board, "Historical Analysis: Appropriations by Functional Group" and "Historical Analysis: Medicaid Exenditures." Online at http://www.state.sc.us/osb/histanly.htm. "Total current funds" include state appropriations, state grants, local grants and contracts, tuition, and other miscellaneous revenues.
6 American Economics Group, Inc., The U.S. Tobacco Industry in 1997: Its Economic Impact in the States.
Master Settlement Agreement Payments To Date
$278,467,954 has been paid to South Carolina since the Master Settlement Agreement was signed on November 23, 1998.
South Carolina Tobacco Laws
No Laws Found
The reprinting of this information from the Coalition, does not constitute a representation or admission by RJRT that such information is accurate, complete, or a proper characterization of the laws concerned. The Coalition for Responsible Tobacco Retailing is a cooperative effort among retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers who share a common goal: to do all they can to prevent tobacco sales to minors.
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