‘Set up to Fail’: Tobacco Crisis Bombshell

‘Set up to fail’: Tobacco crisis bombshell

Border Force officials fighting tobacco-related crime have issued a bombshell call on the government’s own tax policy, amid claims they are being set up to fail against criminal syndicates.

War on illegal tobacco unwinnable without price change: Border Force

In a submission to a parliamentary committee that is examining the explosion in the illicit market and the collapse of federal tobacco excise collections, Border Force said simply beefing up policing of the illegal trade was not enough to offset “strong consumer demand”.