Government taxes are also applied, which add to the overall cost
Being an election year, were also encouraging the small business owners impacted by the lack of enforcement against contraband to contact their elected official or candidate and voice their concerns. In January, RBH advocated before the Legislative Assembly of Ontario's Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs that the provinces 2025 budget include a ban on the promotion of contraband tobacco being sold online and funding for a campaign aimed at educating smokers of organized crimes role in illegal tobacco sales
WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
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There are opportunities especially when it comes to taxation, to tax according to the health risks associated by product type