CANADA TAX HIKES
November 1st, 2003
BY MONICA DOBIETHE COST of cigarettes in Ontario and Quebec will dramatically rise because of planned tax hikes to be imposed by Canadian provincial governments. In Ontario, a of carton cigarettes recently increased by CDN$2.50 and will soon go up an additional CDN$7.50 as a new Liberal government seeks to bring the cost of a carton of cigarettes closer to the national average of CDN$70. To avoid cross-province smuggling, the Quebec government has decided it will follow Ontario's lead by also raising tax, by at least CDN$2.50. Before the increases, Ontario had ...
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