In 1993, when the program began, taxes were increased from $.26 to $.51 per pack.
Some are very high in calories - opt for those less than 400kcal per pack.
Taiwan only had a tax burden of $0.62 per pack.
The federal government of the United States charges $1.01 per pack.
The diapers, however, are another story - even with 18 per pack, she cannot get enough of them from the local food pantry.
As a result, the cost per pack to each of those producers was raised by about 50 cents.
At present, I estimate the average price per pack of the legal discount brands is about $1.95.
A 'typical target' weight per pack might be 100 grams of a product.
That would bring the total tax on cigarettes, now 24 cents, to $1.74 per pack.
The difference is in the number of coins per pack.