“Vape products will begin being taxed in September and retailers will require a permit, the cost of which has yet to be finalized, in July. The vape tax, the second in the country after B.C., will include $0.50 per millilitre of liquid and 20 per cent of the retail value of all devices. For example, the taxes would amount to $10.40 for a $45 starter vape kit.”
BILL TARLING – They use the 20% tax on devices to make it seem like a lesser amount — they omit explaining that the tax would add a $30 tax to a normal 60mL bottle of e-liquid.
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