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More to the point is that adolescent smoking rates have dropped substantially over the past several years, so that the youth who presently start smoking may be an especially hard-nosed group that is determined to do so despite the loud public opprobrium, the restrictions on smoking in restaurants and other public spaces, the higher excise taxes now being imposed, and even an expanded ban on sales

Add to that the 40% GST, and the overall tax burden on many cigarette categories now climbs to an estimated 53% or more of the retail price

This statistic shows how many students in grades 8, 10, and 12 have ever tried cigarettes at least once from 1991 to 2023

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