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Bathurst traffic stop uncovers $266,000 illicit tobacco haul - Convenience & Impulse Retailing
3+ hour, 45+ min ago (157+ words) A routine traffic stop near Bathurst has uncovered an illicit tobacco haul worth an estimated $266,000, leading to charges against a 63-year-old driver. Bathurst Highway Patrol officers pulled over a van on the Great Western Highway at Walang, about 20km east of…...
New tobacco excise rules take effect from Oct 1
15+ hour, 33+ min ago (299+ words) Muscat – The Tax Authority has set minimum standard prices for cigarettes and other tobacco products for the calculation of excise tax, with the new rules taking effect from October 1, 2026. Under Decision No 206/2026, the standard price of a pack containing 20 cigarettes…...
Oman sets standard prices for tobacco excise tax
21+ hour, 26+ min ago (142+ words) Oman Observer MUSCAT: Omanâs Tax Authority has issued Decision No 206/2026 determining the standard prices used to calculate excise tax on tobacco and tobacco products.Under the decision, the standard price for a pack of 20 cigarettes must not be less…...
Deadline extended for anti-tobacco groups seeking financial assistance
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (219+ words) [File] An individual putting out a cigarette Health Protection Agency (HPA) has extended the deadline for anti-tobacco organizations to apply for financial assistance for tobacco control activities. In an announcement, HPA said the deadline has been extended from Thursday to…...
Albanese government launches huge crackdown on illegal tobacco
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (416+ words) Laws being introduced to federal parliament on Thursday will overhaul customs rules to make it easier for illegal 'chop shop' tobacco to be seized. Under previous customs rules, it had to be proved illicit tobacco was being knowingly imported illegally....
Coalition proposes 80 per cent tobacco excise cut to target illicit trade
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (477+ words) Australia has a multi-billion-dollar illegal tobacco crisis. It is no longer just a public health issue—it is an organised crime epidemic spilling onto our suburban streets. Criminal gangs are making an estimated $4.1 billion to $6.9 billion in illicit tobacco profits…...
AMA condemns 'misguided' tobacco excise plan
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (297+ words) The federal Coalition’s proposal to slash tobacco excise by 80% and make vapes more accessible would undermine decades of public health efforts and could drive more Australians back to smoking, according to the Australian Medical Association (AMA). AMA President Dr Danielle…...
Each party's plan to crush the illegal tobacco market
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (10+ words) juneesoutherncross.com.au...
JTI, MPs, retailers and more meet to talk illicit tobacco in London
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (481+ words) MPs, industry experts and journalists at the JTI event in London today. Leading figures in the war on illicit tobacco met in central London to debate the scale of the problem, and also suggest ways in which it could be…...
TV host slams government’s ‘pigheaded’ approach to illicit tobacco trade
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (12+ words) The Australian...