Governments losing billions from illegal cigarettes: study
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OTTAWA — Cash-strapped governments are losing billions in revenue because almost half of all cigarettes in Canada are now sold on the black market, a new report by the accounting firm EY Canada has found. The report, to be released Monday, found that Ottawa, British Columbia and Ontario have already lost between $1.7-billion and $2.75-billion […] The post Governments losing billions from illegal cigarettes: study appeared first on CBNC.
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