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Cutting tobacco tax will not stop Australia’s illegal cigarette trade

Cutting tobacco tax will not stop Australia’s illegal cigarette trade

Proposals to slash Australia’s tobacco excise ignore the basic economics of the illegal cigarette market, where untaxed products would remain...

19.05.2026 10

Pearls and Irritations

Simon Chapman

Cut taxes to end illegal tobacco? How it all adds up

29.08.2025 10

The New Daily

Simon Chapman

Lowering tobacco tax to make illegal tobacco sales 'disappear overnight': At last we have a proposed figure and it’s an absolute doozie

25.08.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

Simon Chapman