Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I move, seconded by the honourable Member for Hay River South, that Bill 15, An Act to Amend the Tobacco Tax Act, be read for the second time. This bill amends the Tobacco Tax Act to permit the introduction of a territorial stamp that will facilitate the verification that a tax has been paid on tobacco sold in the Northwest Territories. The act is further amended to require collection of the tax at the time tobacco is acquired by wholesale dealers for the purposes of resale. As a result of this change, retail dealers will no longer be required to be deputy collectors and collectors will no longer be paid commissions. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Masi. Motion is on the floor. To the principle of the bill.
Question.
Question has been called. The motion is carried.
---Carried
Bill 15 has had its second reading. It is now referred to standing committee. Masi. Second reading of bills. Minister of Education, Culture and Employment.
