Less cigarette smokers, less tax money to Wisconsin’s general fund

(The Center Square) – Quitting smoking has health benefits but the trend of less Wisconsin residents smoking cigarettes led to a nearly $370 million drop in cigarette tax last fiscal year, which ended in June 2025. That amounted to an 8.2% drop in tax collections and the lowest cigarette tax collections on an inflation-adjusted basis [...] The post Less cigarette smokers, less tax money to Wisconsin’s general fund appeared first on The Black Chronicle .