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British American Tobacco also recently increased cigarette prices in July

Although tobacco tax increases are often attractive to lawmakers because they target a narrow segment of the population, that exact feature makes those revenues unstable and more volatile than broad-based income, sales, and property taxes

"We've got to be forward thinking in terms of trying to identify where that potential gap in the system could be or what's the next crime type or typography that we've got to try and mitigate against, and that's only going to come about through sharing information." In March, Assistant Minister for Customs Julian Hill announced plans to escalate the fight against illicit tobacco, including giving investigators tools like wire taps and stronger asset seizure powers, targeting the organised crime networks behind the multi-billion-dollar trade

If you think you can just keep the smoke out, guess again