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Albanese govt stonewalls excise reform as black market booms
07 Sep 2025 00:22 GMT
… black market but because of their addiction are being drawn to it.”
Tobacco … in tobacco excise revenue despite ongoing tax hikes.
“While legal cigarette prices … ” cutting the tobacco excise would end illegal activity surrounding black market cigarettes.
“We do …
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After ally demand, govt eases curbs on excess tobacco sales in Andhra
06 Sep 2025 20:48 GMT
… tobacco at board-approved auction platforms, the government aims to streamline market … grapple with fluctuations in tobacco production and demand, … irrigated Alfisols and traditional black soils, with districts … to India’s FCV tobacco production, although it …
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Illicit cigarette trade rampant in Luzon as nearly 700,000 sticks seized in raids
06 Sep 2025 04:15 GMT
… country’s illicit tobacco market.
- Advertisement - … cigarette brands, including 50,000 sticks of Carnival packaged as Black … evidence of organized counterfeit cigarette production.
In Orion, … cigarette trade has been linked to a decline in government tobacco …
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Traverse City man faces tax charges related to black-market marijuana operation
05 Sep 2025 12:13 GMT
LANSING — A Traverse City man was arraigned Wednesday in district court in Lansing on two counts of filing a false or fraudulent income tax return, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said.
John Cunningham, 55, faces the charges, each a five-year felony, …
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Man faces tax fraud charges related to "black market" marijuana operation
05 Sep 2025 03:22 GMT
… charges related to a "black market" marijuana operation, Michigan Attorney … Police's Marijuana and Tobacco Investigations Section, which prosecutors say … collected income from a "black market" marijuana operation and did …
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Teen vapers are getting e-cigs on black market despite worrying link to strokes
04 Sep 2025 07:41 GMT
… are getting e-cigarettes on the online black market, worrying polling suggests … as youngsters ditch disposable e-cigarettesSix in 10 respondents said … have quit smoking using e-cigarettes.
The NHS is still … promoting e-cigarettes as a quitting tool …
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AACS calls out AMA for “misinformation” in illicit tobacco debate
04 Sep 2025 06:12 GMT
… mid-1990s significantly weakened the black market and reduced smoking rates. … and enforcement.
“Australia’s tobacco control is now a complete … old days of cheap cigarettes wrapped up in colourful …
“Right now, Australia’s tobacco control policy has delivered a …
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Time to stub out the tobacco tax
04 Sep 2025 03:57 GMT
… of cigarettes now carries $30 in tax. That decision handed the market … to criminal gangs running a booming black trade. In … Force warn that the illicit tobacco market is a ‘low-risk, … only way to undercut the black market is to cut the tax …
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THE “NEW GREENS” BLOCK TOBACCO INQUIRY
04 Sep 2025 05:20 GMT
… refer important questions about the black-market tobacco industry to Parliament’s Joint … Greens’ priorities in Parliament.
“Illegal tobacco fuels criminal networks and deprives … the fact that less expensive cigarettes and tobacco products will be killing …
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US stocks were mixed with outperformance in tech and communications following the Google antitrust ruling - Newsquawk Asia-Pac Market Open
04 Sep 2025 03:20 GMT
… he has marked up labour market risks and marked down … not obvious that the labour market is materially weakening, and he … 40% is to apply for cigarettes, chewing tobacco, aerated water containing added … of a GBP 50bln "black hole" in the public …