Less than 50 percent of New Yorkers support Hochul's nicotine pouch tax

Less than 50 percent of New Yorkers support Hochul's nicotine pouch tax

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's plan to raise taxes on nicotine pouches like Zyn is facing staunch pushback from New York voters. In January, Hochul released her budget proposal for FY 2027, which included a provision to levy the same 75 percent wholesale tax that cigarettes face on nicotine pouches. The new duty is expected to raise $18 million in FY 2027 and $44 million upon full implementation the following year in FY 2028. Unsurprisingly, propo…

Don’t Tax Nicotine Pouches: They Helped Me Stop Smoking

By Dan Murphy “Heavily taxing safer alternatives to cigarettes keeps smokers from switching to better substitutes.” These words of wisdom come from Guy Bentley from the Reason Foundation, who wrote about how New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed 75% tax on nicotine pouches is bad for public health. Bentley writes, “Commenting on the planned tax […]