Rita wrote:

I came across this post today and thought I would pass it along.

Would anyone care to comment on this?

I found this posted at WWW.SLTRIB.COM on Tuesday.

"Tax hike leads to smoke sales plunge By Robert Gehrke The Salt Lake Tribune Updated Aug 24, 2010 01:18AM MDT A hefty state tobacco tax hike appears to have led to a huge drop in demand for cigarettes. But those who waged the war over the tobacco tax say it may be too early to draw conclusions about the long-term effects of the new tax. There is no way to track actual cigarette sales, but orders ..."

Many local shoppers are taking advantage of Tax-Free Weekend to make some last-minute purchases for school. Many items including clothes and some school supplies are tax free through Sunday.

I found this posted at WWW.LOHUD.COM on Tuesday.

"Junes sales tax collections jumped 25 percent in Westchester, but they dropped by 3.2 percent in Rockland and 1.3 percent in Putnam when compared to the same month a year earlier."

A tax recovery public auction at the Livingston County Courthouse steps attracted a small crowd this (Monday) morning at 10 a.m. The auction lasted about 8 minutes and three of the four properties up for auction were sold. However, the sale involving the old Leeper Hotel in the 700 block of Washington Street, attracted no bidders. County treasurer Martha Peery (standing at center) started that ...