Socio-economic impacts of Tobacco Excise
Australia’s tobacco excise follows a simple line of reasoning: by making smoking more unaffordable, financial pressure will make people quit. For some, this pressure does exactly that. For others, it can mean skipping meals, struggling to pay bills and debts, or turning to a rapidly growing illicit market. See HRA’s new advocacy brief on the socio-economic impacts of the tobacco excise and why we believe the current approach is unsustainable and needs to change…