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http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manit...-of-manitoba-s-tobacco-tax-revenues-1.3061704
"Draward says the jury is still out as to whether e-cigarettes are an alternative form of tobacco cigarettes or a stop-smoking aid, and there may be tax implications.
"It would be a health [department] decision, regardless," Draward said. "If they're saying it's a cigarette replacement, then, in my opinion, we've got to tax it, but we don't know that yet."
The whole reason the governments got away with taxing cigarettes to start with was to pay for the smokers health care when they get smoking related diseases.
These politicians and Doctors have totally lost sight of the real problem.
Smoking tobacco cigarettes - 5150
"Draward says the jury is still out as to whether e-cigarettes are an alternative form of tobacco cigarettes or a stop-smoking aid, and there may be tax implications.
"It would be a health [department] decision, regardless," Draward said. "If they're saying it's a cigarette replacement, then, in my opinion, we've got to tax it, but we don't know that yet."
The whole reason the governments got away with taxing cigarettes to start with was to pay for the smokers health care when they get smoking related diseases.
These politicians and Doctors have totally lost sight of the real problem.
Smoking tobacco cigarettes - 5150