Border Force admits cost of tobacco is driving illicit trade
1,827 views · Published 26 February 2018 · 9:46 · Indexed 8 November 2026
Channel: Libertarian Party (Australia) · 2018 · News & Politics
While being questioned by Senator Leyonhjelm in budget estimates, Border Force admits that tax-driven price hikes for tobacco have prompted tobacco smuggling. They raise the alarm that this has subsidised organised crime and helped them to push illegal drugs like ice.
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