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Beshear releases budget plan; cost of cigarettes would go up

By Tony McVeigh

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Frankfort, Ky – Gov. Steve Beshear is proposing raising Kentucky's cigarette tax by 70 cents to generate $81 million over the next year to help offset a $456 million revenue shortfall. Tony McVeigh has details of the Governor's plan.