High Cigarette Taxes Fuel Black Market in Australia

Australia's high cigarette taxes, making them the most expensive globally, have inadvertently fueled a multi-billion-dollar criminal enterprise in bootleg tobacco.

15 Feb, 05:01 — 15 Feb, 05:01

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How $40-a-Pack Cigarettes Pushed Australians to the Black Market

Tax hikes made cigarettes in Australia the most expensive in the world. They have also helped fuel a multibillion-dollar criminal enterprise in bootleg tobacco.

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High Cigarette Taxes Fuel Black Market in Australia

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How $40-a-Pack Cigarettes Pushed Australians to the Black Market

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