BOSTON - The excise tax on a pack of cigarettes in Massachusetts will jump by $1 under a bill signed into law by Gov. Deval Patrick on Tuesday. The tax goes into effect immediately.
The increase brings Massachusetts' cigarette tax to $2.51 a pack. New York has the highest cigarette tax in the nation at $2.75 a pack.
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