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Politics / Canberra, ACT

Big tobacco is back in town as cigarette tax fight lights up Australian politics

The Guardian Australia (Business)
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PoliticsSmokingLiberal PartyAngus TaylorNational Party

On Thursday, a couple of weeks after Pauline Hanson pledged a 75% cut to tobacco excise, the opposition leader, Angus Taylor, one-upped her with a promised 80% cut.

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On Thursday, a couple of weeks after Pauline Hanson pledged a 75% cut to tobacco excise, the opposition leader, Angus Taylor, one-upped her with a promised 80% cut.

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