Jump to full article: radiojamaica.com (jm), 2009-05-08
Intro: RJR News is receiving reports that some cigarette retailers have started hoarding supplies ahead of Monday's implementation of the hike in the tax on tobacco products.
There are also reports that a few retailers are already applying the increased Special Consumption Tax (SCT) on cigarettes.
The situation is said to be prevalent in rural areas.
In St. Elizabeth, shopkeepers say cigarette supplies at wholesale establishments have dried up since Finance Minister Audley Shaw's announcement in Parliament on Wednesday.
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