Excise Tax

• Kingston, Ont. craft brewers join calls for halt on excise tax hike

  With the federal government poised to hike the alcohol excise tax by 4.7% on April 1, craft beer brewers and others are calling for a smaller increase

  Canada

  Feb 16
  
• Winnipeggers on the hook for cannabis legalization costs, says Mayor Brian Bowman

  Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he is not going to share the excise tax on cannabis with municipalities and he has signaled that fiscal restraint with municipal transfers will continue.

  Politics

  Nov 27, 2018
  
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• Medical marijuana users could fall victim to new cannabis tax

  An excise tax on legal cannabis producers takes effect October 17, but it could be an added cost to medical marijuana users.

  Cannabis

  Oct 15, 2018
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• Reality Check: Are ‘hidden’ taxes responsible for rising beer prices?

  Beer Canada says rising beer prices are caused by hidden and escalating taxes, but experts say it's not quite that simple.

  Canada

  May 11, 2018
• Medical cannabis patients to lobby government for tax exemption

  The government says exempting medicinal cannabis could lead to abuse of the existing medical marijuana system.

  Canada

  Apr 2, 2018
• Edmonton mayor wants share of pot revenue to cover extra police costs

  Don Iveson believes the impact of legalizing recreational marijuana will cost municipalities across Canada hundreds of millions annually, mainly for enforcement and policing impaired driving.

  Canada

  Dec 18, 2017
• Nova Scotia man slapped with over $65,000 fine for tax evasion

  Ingram was found guilty of five counts of tax evasion under the Income Tax Act and was also found guilty on 19 counts of tax evasion under the Excise Tax Act.

  Crime

  Jun 24, 2016