Finally, he said, the usual rise in tobacco tax might persuade him to give up smoking.

But the tobacco tax increase will cut into that and an extra £30 a year.

Now, the poll was done before the gas-tax increase and new $2-a-carton tobacco tax introduced in yesterday's budget.

He supported making the state tobacco tax permanent.

The courthouse was built with money from a 12 pound tobacco tax imposed on county inhabitants.