peterc005
You have got to be kidding.
A number of different measures were introduced in Australia between 1980 and 2001 to try to reduce the prevalence of tobacco use. These measures included banning the promotion of cigarettes, increasing the price of cigarettes, limiting the number of places where tobacco could be smoked, the presence of effective anti tobacco advertising, effective health warnings on tobacco products, and restricting adolescents’ access to tobacco products.
The Excise Duty on cigarettes is currently 53.4% plus 10% GST and yet with all these taxes and the above restrictions cigarette use in Australia has only declined from 35% of the population smoking in 1980 to 23% in 2011.
You still haven’t explained to anyone how imposing a tax on carbon polluters and then compensating the end user, i.e. tax payers is going to reduce carbon emissions. I don’t see cigarette smokers getting a tax break from the excise on cigarettes.
