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Emily Pacey
15-Oct-2006
The Canadian government has landed another blow on its duty-free operators with its recent plans to abolish the visitor rebate programme. But, as Emily Pacey reports, retailers are preparing for a fight
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The Canadian land border duty-free industry is reeling following a government announcement earlier this month that the country's visitor rebate programme (VRP) is to be scrapped. The move, which came
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