Australia’s cigarette tax hike fuels illicit trade

Описание: John Maytham speaks to Corne van Walbeek, Professor at UCT’s School of Economics and Director of the Research Unit on the Economics of Excisable Products (REEP), about the economics of sin taxes, illicit trade dynamics, and what policymakers need to consider before pushing prices even higher.


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