Senate Committee Grapples With E Cigarette Taxes Proposed statutory initiative that would increase excise taxes on the distribution of cigarettes and other tobacco products. It also creates a new excise tax on the distribution of electronic cigarettes. [Ballot] WV taxes on e cigs are lower than cigarettes Recently, a variety of tobacco tax increases went into effect in Maryland. Excluding cigars, the tax on tobacco products went up from 7 percent to 60 percent of the wholesale price. The