Thank you. I don’t think you’re ever going to get away from potential variation. For example, we believe, and we have some of the numbers to show us, that there has been a significant switch from rolled cigarettes to loose tobacco because it’s considerably cheaper. Our cigarettes are the second highest in the county. We do our utmost to check and keep track of contraband cigarettes, counterfeit cigarettes as well. So we’re always going to have some variation. Plus we’re spending a considerable amount of money as a government trying to get people to quit smoking and that shows some signs of success in certain age demographics. So we are always going to have that kind of variability, I believe. Thank you.
Michael Miltenberger on Question 227-17(5): Tobacco Tax And Collection
In the Legislative Assembly on March 5th, 2014. See this statement in context.
Question 227-17(5): Tobacco Tax And Collection
Oral Questions
March 4th, 2014
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