By paNOW Staff

First nations launch lawsuit over tobacco tax

Oct 29, 2010 | 6:20 AM

paNOW staff

A lawsuit has been launched to get the Saskatchewan government to back off from new regulations limiting tax free cigarettes on reserves to one carton a week.

On Oct. 7, the chief of the Muskoday First Nation and a few others — each bought four cartons of smokes from the store on the reserve.

The store followed the new provincial regulation and refused chief Austin Bear the rebate for the tax.
During the FSIN Fall Assembly Thursday, Vice Chief Morley Watson said the second part of that legal action has been implemented.

The case will either be heard in small claims court or Court of Queen’s bench.

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Watson said not only will First Nation businesses lose revenue – but treaty rights as well.