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Tax hikes won’t curb illegal tobacco trade says editorial
The piece argues higher tobacco taxes fuel black market activity and crime, citing Canada’s experience from 1987 to 1994 and recent studies. It notes contraband cigarettes may reach 40 percent of the market, harms small businesses, and shifts tax loss to reserves, urging lawmakers to resist tax increases and enforce the law.
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