
Indianapolis – Several new laws go into effect tomorrow in the state of Indiana. A couple that effect many Hoosiers are an increase in the Cigarette Tax and an increase in the Gasoline Tax. Hoosier smokers will see the price of a pack of cigarettes increase by $3.00. That will make the average price of a pack of cigarettes $11.00. The Indiana gasoline excise tax will increase by a penny. The gas tax is indexed to inflation, but the annual increase is capped to a cent. The total tax on a gallon of gas in the state will now be 36 cents. The gasoline sales tax, which is updated monthly, will increase tomorrow too. It goes up by about a cent which adds about 17 and a half cents per gallon. Federal gas taxes add 18.4 cents per gallon and there is also an oil inspection fee of one cent. That brings the total of state and federal taxes per gallon to 72.9 cents.