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Tobacco tax hikes are great, so long as you’re not a poor smoker

  • Written by Katie Hirono, Research Associate, Centre for Health Equity Training, Research and Evaluation, UNSW
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Tobacco tax increases in Australia that will see a packet of cigarettes costing A$40 may discourage smoking, but will end up having unintended consequences for poorer smokers, new research shows.

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