On the CFCN news tonight they had a couple of figures -- (I didn't tape it so these are estimates but I think they are fairly accurate)
Alberta gov makes 730 million a year on cigarette taxes. Each pack of smokes is taxed about $7 (a pack costs from 10 - 11$).
If you buy a carton (8 packs for $80) the province gets $32 of that, GST is $5.60 and the feds get 13$ for a grand total of $53 in taxes.
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