The state of Pennsylvania has raised the tax on cigarettes by $1 a pack. Cigarette tax hike takes effect to dismay of smokers, business owners By Jared Stonesifer jstonesifer@timesonline.com Lucy Schaly/The Times Jerry Jaber, owner of Plan 12 Market in Aliquippa, talks about the state tax hike on cigarettes. Lucy Schaly/The Times The state of Pennsylvania has raised the tax on cigarettes by $1 a pack. It just got a lot more expensive to smoke cigarettes in Pennsylvania thanks to a significant tax hike. Enacted earlier this summer by the state Legislature, the tax has increased from $1.60 per pack of cigarettes to $2.60. The move is expected to generation an additional $425 million for the st... [Read more]