这一次要为北卡罗来纳州喝彩，该州最近成为对优质手工雪茄实施税收征收上限措施的十几个州之一。北卡罗来纳州州长罗伊·库珀和州立法机构最近签署了一项法案，对每支手工雪茄征收最高不超过0.3美元的上限。新法令将于2022年7月1日生效。

新法令为该州的雪茄爱好者从实体店购买雪茄提供了实惠和便利。该州对于雪茄的批发税设定为12.85%，而且很多雪茄是经过二次批发，所以购买一支10美元的雪茄，将从原先最多征收64美分的税减至30美分。更贵的雪茄节约的税收会更明显。这个关于税收上限的规定不仅会降低消费者获得雪茄的价格，还可以帮助当地的实体雪茄店与那些在线零售商一起竞争。

优质雪茄协会（PCA）认可州参议员托德·约翰逊为制定税收上限法令所做出的努力，托德·约翰逊既是雪茄店的老板，也是州财政委员会的成员。

经营着几家Tinder Box雪茄店的老板克雷格·卡斯也表达对参议员的感谢：我们代表整个北卡罗拉纳州的烟草商群体，赞扬和感谢托德·约翰逊参议员的领导和立法机关的支持，以及州长的最终行动，使得制定税收上限成为可能。这项措施使得我们这样的小企业可以更好的参与竞争，也帮助客户在家就可以买到优质手工雪茄。

PCA的格林·洛普说，这项法令对于其他州来说是一个杰出的立法典范，由于纽约州、新泽西州和伊利诺伊州还在就设立雪茄的税收上限进行商议和表决中，北卡罗拉纳州的这个立法对于全国各个州的立法机构发出了一个明确的信息。

全美各地的雪茄爱好者都希望本州可以就设立雪茄税收上限通过法案，而美国的密歇根州是最近一个通过此类法案的州。

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Applause is in order for the Tar Heel State. North Carolina has recently become one of more than a dozen states to introduce a tax cap measure on premium handmade cigars. North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper and the state legislature recently signed into action a $0.30 tax cap for each handmade cigar. The new law will go into effect on July 1.

The new law gives North Carolina's cigar lovers relief for each cigar they buy from brick-and-mortar stores. The state has a 12.85% tax on the wholesale price of a cigar, and many cigars sell for twice wholesale, so those who buy a $10 cigar will see their state tax cut by more than half, from 64 cents worth of tax to only 30 cents. Cigars that are even more expensive will see larger savings. The cap will not only bring down prices for consumers, it will help local cigar shops compete with Internet and catalog giants.

The Premium Cigar Association acknowledged the efforts of State Senator Todd Johnson for spearheading the tax cap. Johnson is a member of the state Finance Committee and a cigar shop owner himself.

Craig Cass, the owner of several Tinder Box cigar stores in the Carolinas, also celebrated the senator’s work: “On behalf of the community of tobacconists throughout North Carolina, we want to commend and thank the leadership of Senator Todd Johnson, support of the legislature and final action by the Governor, making this tax cap possible. This measure will allow our small businesses to better compete, while allowing patrons to ‘shop at home’ for premium handmade cigars…”

Glynn Loope, director of state advocacy for the PCA stated, “This approval… serves as an outstanding national model for others. As tax cap legislation is pending or under consideration in New York, New Jersey and Illinois, this development…is indeed a message to legislatures throughout the nation.”

Michigan was previously the most recent state to join the tax cap group while every cigar lover across the country hopes for the same.