Thank you, Madam Speaker. I have a question I would like to direct to the Minister of Finance, and it relates to the tobacco tax. I am intrigued by the suggestion that the Minister made some time ago that any imported cigarettes into the Northwest Territories would be self-declared; that is, the individuals importing them from a province that doesn't have a high tax will simply phone up to the Department of Finance and declare that they have these cigarettes and ask how much they have to pay. I would like to ask the Minister whether his department is able to track this kind of information so he can provide myself and the House with the numbers of people who are phoning in and if they have established a new phone system so that they can cope with the numbers. Is there a system in place by which they can actually track this kind of information?
Tony Whitford on Question 295-12(5): Procedures For Tracking Imported Tobacco
In the Legislative Assembly on March 15th, 1994. See this statement in context.
Question 295-12(5): Procedures For Tracking Imported Tobacco
Item 5: Oral Questions
March 14th, 1994
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