Tax Policy Center

Fiscal Facts

April 4, 2022
Federal excise tax receipts from tobacco products totaled $12.4 billion in 2020. In inflation-adjusted terms, tobacco excise tax receipts are at roughly the same level as in the 1940s.
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Federal excise tax receipts from tobacco products totaled $12.4 billion in 2020. In inflation-adjusted terms, tobacco excise tax receipts are at roughly the same level as in the 1940s.
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