| The Tobacco Reference Guide
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| by David Moyer, MD. |
| Chapter 31 Tobacco exports, imports and smuggling |
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| Tobacco exports, imports and smuggling: Smuggling |
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| In 1994, five eastern provinces in Canada lowered cigarette taxes, dropping the price |
| from (Canadian) $47 a carton to $26 or less. The provinces in western Canada, |
| British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, kept their taxes high, and a |
| carton still costs from $45 to $46. This results in smuggling and contraband sales; an |
| estimated 20% of cigarettes sold in British Columbia are contraband, resulting in a |
| tax revenue loss of up to $125 million each year. |
| Canadian Medical Association Journal, January 13, 1998, p. 97 |
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