烟草在线据CNW Group报道编译　　代表加拿大安大略省7500家零售商的安大略便利店协会（OCSA）近日敦促政府成为一个由魁北克省领导的新委员会的第一个成员，该委员会的成立，是为了解决日益增长的烟草走私问题。

　　上周（2.27——3.4），魁北克省政府财政委员会建议，由加拿大、安大略、魁北克、美国和摩霍克族各政府分别派出代表，共同参与一个跨司法管辖权的行动，帮助打击烟草走私。

　　“我们希望安大略政府能够立刻加入，”安大略便利店联盟主席戴夫·布莱恩斯（Dave Bryans）表示。“安大略承诺将更加严厉地打击走私烟草，强制收回被逃税款。这是一个良好的开端，但过去十年的经验告诉我们，走私者极其善于逃避政府执法，只有加拿大和美国共同合作，才能长期地解决此问题。魁北克政府建议成立委员会的做法，将是多方共同商讨策略的绝好措施。”

　　据估计，导致安大略政府税收损失数十亿的走私卷烟，大概是以下三种类型：

　　·来自不征税的美国纽约州的非法入境卷烟。

　　·由联邦政府授权的保留地的设施生产的卷烟，但并未缴纳省级税收。

　　黄色烟标和桃红色烟标的卷烟从保留地进进出出。黄色烟标的卷烟豁免征收HST税，且允许保留地的人无限量购买。桃红色烟标的卷烟向所有生活在保留地的（19岁以上）的人出售，住在保留地的每人为800至1000支的配额。然而，这些卷烟往往在保留地之外销售，且并未缴纳省级税收。

　　“安大略已经承诺将削减其庞大的财政赤字，其中措施之一，便是确保收齐所有在安大略销售的卷烟的消费税。我们期待着该措施的执行，”布莱恩斯说。“但仅仅实施这项措施，效力单薄，且为时已晚。它不能阻止如潮水般从纽约州涌入安大略的走私卷烟，且政府常年的不作为助涨了逃税者的野心，使情况发展至此，我们现在能看到一个全新的市场在安大略迅速成长，在那里，出售的汽油都是部分免税或税收全免。如果想要杜绝这些猖獗的非法贸易，安大略政府必须与其他政府共同努力协作。”

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."