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Article: Ontario Campaign for Action on Tobacco: Ontario Needs a Comprehensive Plan On Contraband Tobacco; Reducing Tobacco Taxes is Ineffective and Unsound Strategy and Puts Public Health at Risk.
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- September 23, 2009
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TORONTO, ONTARIO, Sep 23, 2009 (Marketwire via COMTEX) -- The rampant contraband tobacco problem in Ontario needs a comprehensive solution, and cutting provincial tobacco taxes should not be part of the plan, according to the Ontario Campaign for Action on Tobacco (OCAT). Members of the group have unanimously rejected Bill 199, a private member's bill aimed at reducing taxation on tobacco in Ontario, which will be debated in the Legislature on Thursday, September 24, and are encouraging the government to develop and implement a provincial strategy to deal with the issue.
The most recent provincial Auditor General's report estimates Ontario is losing $500-million ...