Oregon lawmakers look at cigarette tax increases

Oregon lawmakers will hear public testimony on three bills that would increase cigarette taxes.

The House Revenue Committee will consider the bills on Thursday, along with a fourth that would allow counties to create their own taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products.

One bill would nearly double cigarette taxes, raising them from 65 percent to just over 120 percent. Stores selling cigarettes would also have to pay taxes on cigarettes in their inventory.