If you're a Minnesota smoker, you're now out a lot of extra cash thanks to a new tax from Governor Mark Dayton.

The new tax raises the price of cigarettes in Minnesota by $1.60 per pack, bringing the total tax to just under $3.

It's an effort by the state to encourage people to quit smoking, while at the same time, help fix the state budget and pay for a new downtown stadium for the Minnesota Vikings.

 

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