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Proposition 28 Official Title: Repeal Of Proposition 10 Tobacco Surtax. Initiative Statute Results YES 28.0% NO 72.0% Official election results are available from the Secretary of State's web site. Campaign Web Sites & Contact Information Follow the Money Who Signed the Ballot Arguments For More Information... Official Summary: Repeals additional $.50 per pack tax on cigarettes and equivalent increase in state tax on tobacco products previously enacted by Proposition 10 at November 3, 1998, election. Provides for elimination of funding for Proposition 10 early childhood development and smoking prevention programs. Prohibits imposition of additional surtaxes on distribution of cigarettes or tobacco products unless enacted by state legislature. Provides for termination of California Children and Families First Trust Fund once all previously collected taxes under Proposition 10 are appropriated and expended. Fiscal impact: Reduction in annual state special fund revenues of approximately $670 million that would otherwise be allocated for early childhood development programs and activities. Relatively small increases in Proposition 99 revenues of a few million dollars. Annual decreases in state General Fund revenues of approximately $7 million and local government sales tax revenues of approximately $6 million. Loss of potential long-term state and local governmental savings that could otherwise result from Proposition 10. Web Sites YES Cigarettes Cheaper Committee to Pass Prop 28   Repeal Prop 10   Vote YES on Prop 28   California Association of Retail Tobacconists NO No on Prop 28 Contact Information YES   Ned Roscoe President of Cigarettes Cheaper!     1-800-Cheaper NO   No on Prop 28 Campaign P.O. Box 67156 Los Angeles, CA 90067     (310) 247-7422     info@noonprop28.org Who Signed the Ballot Arguments YES   Ned Roscoe, President, Cigarettes Cheaper! Stores       NO   Jacqueline Antee, State President AARP Rosalyn Bienenstock, R.R.T, M.P.H, Chair, American Lung Association of California Mary Bergan, President, California Federation of Teachers Paul Murata, M.D., Pres., American Cancer Society, Calif. Division William D. Novelli, President, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Kay McVay, R.N., President, California Nurses Association For More Information, CVF Recommends...   Secretary of State's Vote 2000 Text of the Measure Official Pro/Con Arguments Analysis by the Legislative Analyst   Easy Reading Voter Guide   The League of Women Voters Pro/Con Analysis   The California Journal Next Proposition

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