The move to increase the minimum price per pack is a part of legislation aimed at decreasing the number of smokers in the city by 6 percent by 2020.
The anti-smoking legislation, signed into law by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, also includes tighter restrictions on e-cigarettes, a 10 percent tax on tobacco products and reduces the number of stores that can sell tobacco products.
The legislation will take effect in June 2018.
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