煙草在線據CNW Group報道編譯　　代表加拿大安大略省7500家零售商的安大略便利店協會（OCSA）近日敦促政府成為一個由魁北克省領導的新委員會的第一個成員，該委員會的成立，是為了解決日益增長的煙草走私問題。

　　上周（2.27——3.4），魁北克省政府財政委員會建議，由加拿大、安大略、魁北克、美國和摩霍克族各政府分別派出代表，共同參與一個跨司法管轄權的行動，幫助打擊煙草走私。

　　“我們希望安大略政府能夠立刻加入，”安大略便利店聯盟主席戴夫·布萊恩斯（Dave Bryans）表示。“安大略承諾將更加嚴厲地打擊走私煙草，強制收回被逃稅款。這是一個良好的開端，但過去十年的經驗告訴我們，走私者極其善于逃避政府執法，只有加拿大和美國共同合作，才能長期地解決此問題。魁北克政府建議成立委員會的做法，將是多方共同商討策略的絕好措施。”

　　據估計，導致安大略政府稅收損失數十億的走私卷煙，大概是以下三種類型：

　　·來自不征稅的美國紐約州的非法入境卷煙。

　　·由聯邦政府授權的保留地的設施生產的卷煙，但并未繳納省級稅收。

　　黃色煙標和桃紅色煙標的卷煙從保留地進進出出。黃色煙標的卷煙豁免征收HST稅，且允許保留地的人無限量購買。桃紅色煙標的卷煙向所有生活在保留地的（19歲以上）的人出售，住在保留地的每人為800至1000支的配額。然而，這些卷煙往往在保留地之外銷售，且并未繳納省級稅收。

　　“安大略已經承諾將削減其龐大的財政赤字，其中措施之一，便是確保收齊所有在安大略銷售的卷煙的消費稅。我們期待著該措施的執行，”布萊恩斯說。“但僅僅實施這項措施，效力單薄，且為時已晚。它不能阻止如潮水般從紐約州涌入安大略的走私卷煙，且政府常年的不作為助漲了逃稅者的野心，使情況發展至此，我們現在能看到一個全新的市場在安大略迅速成長，在那里，出售的汽油都是部分免稅或稅收全免。如果想要杜絕這些猖獗的非法貿易，安大略政府必須與其他政府共同努力協作。”

Retailers urge Ontario to join new Quebec commission on tobacco smuggling

CNW Group
Mar 5, 2012

　　The Ontario Convenience Stores Association (OCSA), which represents 7,500 retailers in Ontario, urged the Ontario government to become the first to join a new Quebec-led commission being struck to do more to stop the growing problem of tobacco smuggling.

　　Last week, the Quebec government's Committee on Public Finance called for the creation of a multi-jurisdictional task force made up of representatives from the governments of Canada, Ontario, Quebec, the United States and the Mohawk Nation to help fight tobacco smuggling.

　　"We'd like to see the Ontario government join this commission right away," said Dave Bryans, President of the Ontario Convenience Stores Association.? "Ontario has pledged to get tougher on contraband tobacco by collecting more of the taxes that are being avoided. That's a good start, but the past decade has shown us that smugglers are adept at evading enforcement, and a long-term solution can only come if governments from Canada and the US work together.? The commission the Quebec government has called for will be an excellent forum to have those talks."

　　Estimates show that billions in provincial tax dollars have been lost due to the three types of contraband cigarettes sold in Ontario:

　　Cigarettes crossing the border illegally, usually from New York state, where no taxes are collected.

　　Cigarettes produced on reserves in facilities licensed by the federal government, but no provincial taxes are collected.

　　Yellow band and peach band cigarettes moving on and off of reserve. Yellow band cigarettes are HST exempt and allowed in unlimited quantities on reserve. Peach band cigarettes are available to all those living on reserve (19+ years), under a quota system of 800-1,000 cigarettes per person living on the reserve.? However, these are often sold off-reserve and no provincial taxes are collected.

　　"Ontario has promised it is going to cut its sizeable deficit, in part, by ensuring that all cigarette taxes are collected from sales in Ontario.? We look forward to action being taken," added Bryans.? "But that alone is too little, too late. It won't stop the flood of illegal cigarettes coming from New York State and years of inaction have emboldened tax avoiders to such an extent that we now see an entirely new market mushrooming in Ontario where gasoline is being sold on reserves partly or fully tax-free.? Ontario needs to work with its governmental peers on a coordinated effort if we're going to put an end to these illegal activities."