Associated Press - July 1, 2009 6:25 AM ET

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - The budget signed by New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch has its share of tax increases.

It raises the cigarette tax 45 cents to $1.78 per pack, increases a tax on restaurant meals and renting hotel rooms to 9% and applies the state's 5% tax on dividends to limited liability companies.

In what's proved to be 1 of the more unpopular moves, the budget extended the rooms tax to campers.

The budget raises vehicle registration fees - $30 for passenger vehicles - and $15 for vanity plates. Both increases are to shore up the highway fund used to maintain roads and bridges. The vehicle registration increase expires in two years, but the vanity hike is permanent.

The budget also enacts a new 10% tax on gambling winnings above $600 and temporarily doubles boat registration fees. The boat increases expire in 2015.

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