Bartolotta bill would reduce vape tax
Following the reported closure of 100-plus vapor shops across Pennsylvania, state Sen. Camera Bartolotta, R-Carroll Township, on Thursday introduced legislation to replace a 40 percent state tax on e-cigarette inventory.
Her bill calls for a 5-cents-per-milliliter retail tax on e-liquid, a figure she said compares with that of other states. If enacted, Bartolotta said, that tax would generate state revenue while limiting the financial impact on the vape industry.
The 40 percent tax, enacted as part of the 2016-17 state budget, went into effect Oct. 1.