Liberal leader vows to ‘smash’ crime with tobacco tax cut

Coalition vows to cut pack of cigarettes to $8

The Coalition has unveiled its plan to slash the tobacco excise by 80 per cent, bringing the cost of a legal pack of cigarettes down to just $8.

Opposition vows to ‘smash’ the illegal tobacco trade

The opposition says cheap cigarettes are funding organised crime and fuelling deadly violence.

‘Not good’: New plan to make vapes legal

The Coalition is “confident” its plan to legalise vapes and slash the slash the tobacco excise will crack down on organised crime despite fears the move could undo years of public health efforts.

Liberal leader vows to ‘smash’ crime with tobacco tax cut

The Liberal leader has defended an 80 per cent tobacco excise cut as the key to stripping organised crime of its lucrative illegal cigarette market.

Coalition unveils plan to slash tobacco tax by 80 per cent

The plan would reduce the excise on a standard packet of 20 cigarettes from around $30 to around $6.  Follow live.

Coalition vows to legalise vapes, slash cost of cigarettes in crime fight

The tax on cigarettes would be slashed by 80 per cent, vapes and nicotine pouches legalised and $200m invested in a law enforcement boost under a tough new Coalition masterplan proposed to smash the criminal gangs behind Australia’s deadly tobacco wars.