Tobacco franchise for sale
Tobacco franchise with more than 340 franchisees seeks buyer.
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Labor confirms tobacco excise plans
Tobacco wars continue in light of Labor’s proposal to extend excise.
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Illegal tobacco market booming
Illegal tobacco now accounts for 14.3 per cent of total consumption in Australia.
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Labor backs tobacco excise hike
The price of cigarettes would continue to rise into the next decade under a policy being considered by the Labor opposition.
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Third tobacco excise takes effect
Three of four planned tobacco excise increases have now taken effect, with the government and tobacco industry continuing to “butt” heads over perceived outcomes of the tax.
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E-cigarette ban takes effect in NSW: sale to minors outlawed
New laws banning the sale of electronic cigarettes to children take effect in NSW from 1 September 2015.
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BATA hits back at SMH allegations
The Sydney Morning Herald has revealed British American Tobacco Australia’s Freedom of Information requests.
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UK Public Health says e-cigarettes 95% less harmful than tobacco
A review has found that almost all of the 2.6 million adults using e-cigarettes in Great Britain are current or ex-smokers and suggests that e-cigs may be contributing to falling smoking rates.
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Police investigate $1.7 million commercial theft of cigarettes
Police continue to investigate spate of break and enters and the commercial theft of $1.7 million in cigarettes from Sydney warehouses.
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NT call for e-cig kid’s ban, Vic push for adults-only cigarette sales
Heart Foundation Northern Territory and Cancer Council NT joined forces on the weekend to call for bans on the sale of e-cigarettes to children as they become increasingly popular in the Territory, just weeks after the NSW Cancer Council called for e-cigarettes to be regulated in the same way as tobacco sales. The NT move
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AACS reinforces impact of tobacco ahead of World No Tobacco Day
With May 31 recognised as World No Tobacco Day, the Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) has reinforced the negative impacts of the illicit tobacco market, not only on retailers but also on adults who choose to smoke and minors who legally aren’t permitted to. AACS CEO Jeff Rogut said the flourishing illegal tobacco market
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BATA calls for a world with no illegal tobacco
British American Tobacco Australia (BATA) today called for more to be done to eradicate the tobacco black market on the eve of World No Tobacco Day. Due to such high excise levels the amount of illegal tobacco used by Australians represents 14.5 per cent of total consumption, costing the government over $1.35 billion in lost
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E cigs show potential to cut smoking, draconian laws no solution: AACS
With the NSW Cancer Council claiming that a rapidly expanding e-cigarette industry is unregulated, CEO of the Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) Jeff Rogut said the sale of legal e-cigarettes is one of a range of solutions Government should be investigating as having the potential to reduce the incidence of smoking. “With the NSW
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