September 7, 2020
![Federal tobacco excise tax revenue Federal tobacco excise tax revenue](https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/sites/default/files/fiscal-facts/ff_detailed_09.07.2020.png)
Fact:
In 2019, federal tobacco excise tax revenues totaled $12.5 billion. Excise taxes on tobacco are imposed on a cents per unit basis. Accordingly, real revenues decline due to inflation unless tax rates are raised, which happened most recently in 2009.