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PCA’s 2021 Government Affairs Highlights: No New Taxes
Federal 2021 was a strong year for the Premium Cigar Association’s advocacy efforts and the support of its membership....
PCA’s 2021 Government Affairs Highlights: No New Taxes
federal 2021 was a strong year for the Premium Cigar Association’s advocacy efforts and the support of its membership....
Tobacco Tax Equity Stripped from the Build Back Better Act
Tobacco Tax Equity has been a top priority by anti-tobacco activists seeking to price informed adult consumers out of...
PCA Hosts Successful International Policy Summit
On October 6, 2021, the Premium Cigar Association (PCA) held a virtual International Policy Summit, hosted in...
How the HUGE Tax Increase Would Affect Your Business
There are several key takeaways from the proposed tax increase being circulated in Congress for PCA retail...
Meeting on Main Street: A Resource to Hosting Legislators in Your Stores
Traditionally, the U.S. Congress will adjourn from the beginning of August to Labor Day to for what is commonly known...
Top 20 Premium Cigar Policy Issues Briefs
Federal Tax – Large Cigar/Small Cigar/Pipe Tobacco Excise Tobacco excise is a significant source of revenue for the...
House and Senate Reach COVID-19-Relief Compromise
The House of Representatives and Senate reached a compromise that will be voted on later today. The 5,000-page bill...
PCA Urges Congress to Fix PPP Tax Loophole
PCA Executive Director Scott Pearce and President John Anderson sent a letter to Congress today urging them to take...
The Aftermath of the 2020 Elections
Written by Ryan M. Parada, PCA Research Assistant; Edited by Erin R Holland and Joshua Habursky | November...
2020 Post-Election Analysis: Ballot Initiatives
This election cycle featured two tobacco tax increases and a minimum wage increase. All three of these measures...
Update on PPP Loan Information and Forgiveness
The Small Business Administration (SBA) and US Department of Treasury released an updated Frequently Asked...
Veiled State Threats to Premium Tobacco
Tobacco control policy has had dramatic shifts over the past few years and these shifts have exacerbated over recent...
Cash Strapped States and The Politics of Distraction…Prepare Now, to Fight off 2021 Threats
By: Glynn Loope, Executive Director, Cigar Rights of America & Josh Habursky, Director of Government Affairs,...
FDA Announces Potential Program for Premium Cigar Manufacturers to Request Deferral of Filing Substantial Equivalence Reports
In court filings last night, the FDA announced a potential new program relating to the requirement that premium cigar...
PCA Sends Letter of Support for the Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act
The following is a letter PCA President John Anderson and Executive Director Scott Pearce sent to Senators Marco Rubio...
PCA Supports Unnecessary Agency Regulations Reduction Act
The Premium Cigar Association would like to thank Senator Rick Scott (FL) for the introduction of the Unnecessary...
Supporting the American Consumer
Download a PDF version: PCA Supporting the American Consumer As the national discussion shifts toward re-opening of...
27 States + DC Enact Laws Related to Raising Smoking Age to 21
Following the Federal Age of Tobacco Purchase increase from 18 to 21 that occurred in December of last year, 27 states...
PCA Supported PPP Reform Passes Congress
Yesterday evening, the Senate passed a Paycheck Protection Program reform bill (PPP Flexibility Act) that previously...
PCA Support for Pandemic Risk Insurance Act (H.R. 7011)
The Premium Cigar Association representing 3,000+ retail tobacconists, 30,000 employees, 250+ premium cigar...
PPP Loan Forgiveness Application
The Small Business Administration (SBA) released the application for the Paycheck Protection Loan (PPP)...
PCA Sends Letter to Senate Small Business Committee and Chairman Marco Rubio
Today, the Premium Cigar Association sent a letter addressed to the Senate Small Business Committee and Chairman Marco...
PPP Funding Replenished
Yesterday, the House of Representatives approved an additional $310 billion dollars in funding for the Payment...