by PCA | May 11, 2020 | Advocacy, Federal News, State News
Today, the Premium Cigar Association sent a letter addressed to the Senate Small Business Committee and Chairman Marco Rubio requesting additional small business COVID-19 relief measures that would benefit the premium cigar industry retailers and manufacturers. The...
by PCA | Apr 2, 2020 | Advocacy, Press Releases, State News
After a lobbying effort in the Kentucky state Senate by PCA’s team and grassroots outreach by our local members, we are pleased to report that a tax increase from 15% to 25% on premium cigars and pipe tobacco with a retroactive floor tax was NOT INCLUDED in the...
by PCA | Mar 20, 2020 | Advocacy, State News
Negotiations on Stage III of the relief measures continue to be discussed in Congress and with the White House. Outside of those efforts, The IRS has created a special web page on Coronavirus Tax Relief where individuals and businesses can see the latest...
by PCA | Mar 19, 2020 | Advocacy, State News
After an intense lobbying effort by PCA’s lobbying team and our Maryland members, we are pleased to report that premium cigars and pipe tobacco were exempted from the drastic tax increase to 70% on other tobacco products. Premium cigars will remain at 15% and pipe...
by PCA | Mar 13, 2020 | Advocacy, Regulations, State News
Due to COVID-19 the Maryland General Assembly has barred non-essential staff from Maryland General Assembly buildings. This means that our lobbyists cannot enter the building to take part in critical discussions impacting pipe tobacco over the next 48...
by PCA | Feb 24, 2020 | State News
Take Action to preserve smoking in your Oklahoma small business! Protect Your Business Against Drastic Smoking Ban Tomorrow, the Judiciary Committee of the Oklahoma House of Representatives will consider House Bill 3384. More votes are needed to kill...
