Tobacco tax cuts smoking rate survey

The increase in tobacco tax in January may have pushed the smoking rate below 16 per cent, a survey suggests. Released today to coincide with World Smokefree Day, the survey of more than 200 smokers found a 4.5 per cent reduction in smoking prevalence following the 11 per cent tax increase, said Dr Murray Laugesen. "That equates to a 0.75 percentage point reduction in the [national adult] smoking ...