'Excessively high' cigarette taxes 'fuelling' black market, as retailers fear expansion of tobacco wars

Australia's tobacco excise is "well past its point of effectiveness", according to one expert, who says it's pushing smokers onto the black market, hurting retailers and taxpayers.

'Excessively high' cigarette taxes 'fuelling' black market, as retailers fear expansion of tobacco wars

'Excessively high' cigarette taxes 'fuelling' black market, as retailers fear expansion of tobacco wars

'Excessively high' cigarette taxes 'fuelling' black market, as retailers fear expansion of tobacco wars

'Excessively high' cigarette taxes 'fuelling' black market, as retailers fear expansion of tobacco wars

'Excessively high' cigarette taxes 'fuelling' black market, as retailers fear expansion of tobacco wars