E Cigarette Taxes May Cut Vaping Without Boosting Smoking 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 Lower vape taxes will worsen the vape epidemic BusinessWorld Online Puffs] Augmentation des taxes sur le e liquide : la vape en danger ? E Cigarette Taxes Won't Necessarily Cause An Increase In Smoking, Study Says