Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Earlier today in my Member’s statement I made reference to a potential open door in the tobacco tax collection process. Specifically, the manual self-reporting remains portion of the GNWT tax. As stated, I have highlighted a potential problem which fails to ensure we are indeed getting the maximum tax of what tobacco comes into the NWT for sale. In order to put accountability and public trust into the system as it stands today, would the Minister of Finance consider having a one-source of distribution for all tobacco coming into the Northwest Territories so that we can ensure that all cigarettes are accounted for and that all taxes are collected?
Daryl Dolynny on Question 105-17(2): Tobacco Tax Collection
In the Legislative Assembly on February 17th, 2012. See this statement in context.
Question 105-17(2): Tobacco Tax Collection
Oral Questions
February 16th, 2012
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