In response to your comment on my blog, I doubt cigarette companies will be able to realistically increase prices in Canada. Bear in mind that in Manitoba, brand name cigarettes cost almost $12.00 (Canadian obviously) per pack. The "no-name" brand cigarettes are $9.00.
If companies raised the prices any higher to offset the amount they have paid, most smokers would literally not be able to afford to smoke anymore. Huge numbers of people would quit, or majorly cut back, out of sheer necessity. I already spend more on cigarettes in a month than I do on rent.
However, consider that in America, cigarettes are still sickeningly cheap, and the Canadian ruling regarding companies paying for medical costs was actually inspired by the same thing that happened in America... so it didn't really affect you guys in terms of costs.
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Date: 2005-10-01 04:27 pm (UTC)From:If companies raised the prices any higher to offset the amount they have paid, most smokers would literally not be able to afford to smoke anymore. Huge numbers of people would quit, or majorly cut back, out of sheer necessity. I already spend more on cigarettes in a month than I do on rent.
However, consider that in America, cigarettes are still sickeningly cheap, and the Canadian ruling regarding companies paying for medical costs was actually inspired by the same thing that happened in America... so it didn't really affect you guys in terms of costs.