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NYC cigarettes to be most expensive in the US

(28 Aug 2017) Mayor Bill de Blasio has signed legislation raising the minimum price for a pack of cigarettes to $13 in New York City. Health Department officials say the hike from $10.50 will make the city the most expensive place to buy cigarettes in the country. The $13-a-pack cost includes taxes. The law goes into effect on June 1. The price increase is part of a package of anti-smoking bills signed Monday. Another bill gradually reduces by half the number of licenses issued to retailers to sell tobacco products. Philadelphia and San Francisco have similar licensing restrictions. An estimated 900,000 of New York City's 8.5 million residents currently smoke. Opponents of the price increase say it has pushed many smokers into buying untaxed, unregulated cigarettes on the black market. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...