From: Toronto Sun
Tax hike on Ontario smokes a boon for black market
A proposed anti-tobacco plan is “totally irresponsible” say critics and will only fan the flames of the province’s already out-of-control illegal cigarette market.
The Smoke-Free Ontario Modernization report, released Thursday and prepared by an expert committee for Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins, calls for huge tax increases on smokes, among other things.
