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Australia Rejects Far-Right Call to Slash Cigarette Taxes by 75%

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Australia’s government rejected the far right One Nation party’s call to slash cigarette taxes in order to reduce prices and cut crime, arguing instead for an intensified struggle against illegal tobacco flooding the country.

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Australia Rejects Far-Right Call to Slash Cigarette Taxes by 75%

Australia’s government rejected the far right One Nation party’s call to slash cigarette taxes in order to reduce prices and cut crime, arguing instead for an intensified struggle against illegal tobacco flooding the country.