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icyfroth · ‎01-09-2014

Cigarette taxes will jump by a hefty 13.7 per cent on Monday, the second of four outsized increases in as many years.

The excise on a pack of 20 will climb from $8.13 to $9.25, an increase of $1.12. The excise on apack of 40 will climb from $16.26 to $18.51.

If fully passed on, it will push the price of a packet of 40 above $30 and push the price of some packets of 20 above $20. The increase means the price of cigarettes for casual smokers will approach $1 a stick.

Labor announced a series of four increases mid-last year, with the first of 12.5 per cent due on December 1 followed by three more on September 1 in each of the following three years.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/a-dollar-to-light-up-smokers-brace-for-another...

"It's also important that the tax increases are accompanying a great deal of publicity about the harms of smoking and measures such as plain packaging."

Yeah sure. Like they give a rat's backside about ppl's health. Main thing is the cash grab.

daydream**believer · ‎02-09-2014

IMO, a good parent who smokes would constantly be telling their children how bad it is, how addictive it is and how expensive it is, in hopes that their children dont start

fourandsixpants · ‎02-09-2014

wow! politically correct terms are rampant!! ref +bleep*.....ciggie butts then....geez!

fourandsixpants · ‎02-09-2014

maybe....but educating children from school end, in health and education about effects of smoking would be more effective....chemicals, black lungs, breathing probs, cost, disease.....pictures of diseased lungs etc

daydream**believer · ‎02-09-2014

i wish they could put the ads back on tv to show negative side of smoking, but they get too many complaints

icyfroth · ‎02-09-2014

@paintsew007 wrote:
maybe....but educating children from school end, in health and education about effects of smoking would be more effective....chemicals, black lungs, breathing probs, cost, disease.....pictures of diseased lungs etc

Obviously it's not as effective as desired.

Why young people start smoking

Most people begin smoking when they are teenagers and go on to become regular smokers as adults.

Why do young people start smoking when there is so much information available about the damage smoking does to the body?

It has been suggested that young people are attracted to the 'image' they associate with smoking. The tobacco industry has created an image of smoking as being tough, cool, sophisticated, sexy, attractive or a form of rebellion. Although nicotine addiction keeps people smoking, young people usually start smoking because of the social image they want to present to others.
Young people are also more likely to start smoking if their friends or family are smokers.
In some cultures, smoking is still widely accepted.

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