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War on illegal tobacco needs more 'boots on the ground'
The commissioner says criminal networks and 40,000 retailers are helping illicit tobacco dominate the market and drain up to $11.8 billion in excise.
Summary by The Canberra Times
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War on illegal tobacco needs more ‘boots on the ground’
Too many illicit cigarettes are still ending up between Aussie fingers as lawmakers oscillate between cracking down on shady vendors and squeezing them out financially. Illicit tobacco now comprises 50 to 60 per cent of Australia’s total tobacco trade, the Illicit Tobacco and E-cigarette Commissioner estimates, steering up to $11.8 billion in excise away from federal coffers. Every state and territory except the NT has proposed or passed tougher…
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