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MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2002

In what is expected to be a boon for tribes, the state of New York is raising its cigarette tax to 39 cents per pack this week.

Tribes and reservation retailers have long benefited from the tax-free benefits of sovereignty. In New York, unlike elsewhere, the state doesn't force them to remit tax on good sold to non-Indians.

When the new tax goes into effect Wednesday, a pack of cigarettes will be about 43 percent cheaper on the reservation. Online retailers are also exempt from the hike.

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