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Indiana Chamber’s Wellness Council Offers Enhanced ‘Quit Now’ Tool to Help Tobacco Users, Employers as Tax Increase Hits July 1

(INDIANAPOLIS) — The state estimates that nearly 40,000 Hoosiers will soon be looking to stop using tobacco after tax increases on those products go into effect July 1. The new average price of a pack of cigarettes in Indiana will rise to $11 because of the $2 per pack bump. The tax hike also applies to vapes and chewing [...]

2025-09-15T16:39:54-04:00June 26th, 2025|

Long-Held Indiana Chamber Priorities Achieved in 2025 Session

Our President and CEO Vanessa Green Sinders says the 2025 Indiana General Assembly, which adjourned Friday, was successful in advancing key Indiana Chamber priorities, including business personal property tax relief and steps to improve the health of the workforce. “We’re encouraged to see legislators increase the state's cigarette tax, something we've long advocated for," Sinders remarks. "Making sensible improvements [...]

2025-04-29T12:40:50-04:00April 29th, 2025|

Long-Held Indiana Chamber Objectives Achieved in 2025 Session

(INDIANAPOLIS) — Indiana Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Vanessa Green Sinders says the 2025 Indiana General Assembly, which adjourned overnight on Friday, was successful in advancing key Indiana Chamber priorities, including business personal property tax relief and steps to improve the health of the workforce. “We’re encouraged to see legislators increase the state's cigarette tax, something we've long advocated [...]

2025-04-29T10:42:48-04:00April 25th, 2025|

Chamber Pushes Higher Cigarette Tax in Budget Bill Testimony; Senate Leader Later Nixes Tax Hike

HB 1001 – State Budget Authored by Rep. Tim Brown (R-Crawfordsville) The budget bill appropriates money for the operation of the state, K-12 and higher education, the delivery of Medicaid and other services, and various other distributions and purposes. Chamber position: Support in Part The latest: The Senate Appropriations Committee took public testimony on the budget this week. After earlier meetings [...]

2021-04-02T14:41:35-04:00April 2nd, 2021|

Indiana Chamber: Cigarette Tax Hike Would Infuse State Budget Revenue Stream

(INDIANAPOLIS) —  As things currently stand, legislators won’t have much wiggle room in the next state budget – with most of the money earmarked to adequately fund increased Department of Child Services and K-12 education demands. The Indiana Chamber of Commerce hopes that such a tight squeeze may make a cigarette tax hike more appealing to legislative leaders and [...]

2019-01-03T10:24:25-05:00January 3rd, 2019|