Stop Delaware’s 33% Premium Cigar Tax Hike – Oppose Governor Matt Meyer’s Budget
Delaware Governor Matt Meyer’s 2027 budget proposal includes a massive increase to the Other Tobacco Products tax rate, raising it from 30% to 40 percent. That is a 33.33% increase from the current rate.
This proposal would increase costs on premium cigars and threaten small, brick and mortar retailers across Delaware.
Premium cigar retailers are small businesses. They employ local workers, support Main Street commerce, and contribute to their communities. A tax hike of this size will not reduce demand. It will push customers across state lines, increase online purchases, and fuel illicit sales. Delaware businesses will lose. State revenue projections will fall short. Jobs will be put at risk.
There is still time to stop this, but we must act now.
We are asking all Premium Cigar Association members and supporters in Delaware to contact their elected officials immediately and urge them to reject this tax increase.
Please click the link below, fill out the form, and send a message to your legislators telling them not to support this harmful tax hike.
Delaware’s premium cigar retailers cannot afford a 40 percent tax rate. Stand up for your business, your customers, and your community.
Take action today.