As a result of the increased taxes announced on February 13, 1998, excise taxes on cigarettes and tobacco sticks vary from $2.25 to $5.35 for a carton of cigarettes and from $1.85 to $2.93 for a carton of tobacco sticks, depending in which province the tobacco products are offered for sale.
Increased taxes were the announced the year prior to 2000.
Increased taxes were announced in 1998. The system was confused by the year.
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