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South Carolina House Defeats 30 Cent Cigarette Tax Plan
South Carolina House rejected a 30 cent per pack cigarette tax cut by a 62 to 53 vote after hours of debate. The measure would have narrowed the Senate’s 50 cent increase, with $87 million for a Medicaid trust fund and $5 million for cancer research, while critics warned it would fail to close a Medicaid shortfall. Governor Sanford vowed to veto nonmatching tax cuts, and some lawmakers argued the full 50 cent plan better funds elderly and disabled services.
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