Archive for July, 2005

State to Return Smokers’ Money; But Letter Will Say That Back Taxes Are Still Owed

Madison The state Department of Revenue announced Friday that it would send refund checks to more than 200 people whom it earlier told to pay back taxes and interest on cigarettes they bought over the Internet. Continue

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Fast facts on Internet cigarettes

On Aug. 1, per-pack fees and taxes on cigarette sales in Minnesota will go from 48 cents on most brands to $1.23, lifting the state from 37th place to 14th highest in excise taxes, and about 50 cents to a dollar higher than all four neighboring states. Continue

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Top Story N. 33: Anti-Tobacco = Anti-Internet

And electronic commerce was invented right there in the home of the free market!

USA, June 2005 - A bill was introduced in the House of Representatives that would ban delivery of cigarettes and other tobacco products through the mail.

US FlagThe legislation, which was sponsored by Representative John M. McHugh, a Republican who represents upstate New York and who serves as a chairman of the House’s Special Panel on Postal Reform and Oversight, would declare cigarettes "nonmailable."

"Logically" online tobacco sales would be abolished all over the world.

"I just don’t understand how a carton of smokes can be so expensive at a retail store in Ontario , Canada . If you buy a carton of smokes online it costs roughly about $20CAD and duty on it is approx $24CAD, that makes it about $44CAD".

"Meanwhile the price of a carton at a retail store is $70CAD. So even with duty included, it is definitely a lot cheaper than buying it in stores." "Glad that there are online stores for cigs."

But now there is this dirty trick. Smokers who live in Canada may no longer be able to buy their legally sold cigarettes online. Continue

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Bill Takes Aim at Delivery of Tax-Free Cigarettes in Mail

Amid growing criticism of the Postal Service's role in shipping tax-free cigarettes bought illegally over the Internet, a bill was introduced on Wednesday in the House of Representatives that would ban delivery of cigarettes and other tobacco products through the mail. The legislation, which was sponsored by Representative John M. McHugh, a Republican who represents upstate New York and who serves as a chairman of the House's Special Panel on Postal Reform and Oversight, would declare cigarettes "nonmailable." Continue

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Vermont Files Suit Over Eclipse Ads

WASHINGTON Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell filed suit today against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, alleging its advertising for Eclipse cigarettes makes false and misleading health claims by stating that smoking the brand is less harmful. Continue

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