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Title: |
War on smoke smugglers |
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Author: |
Gilmore, H; Abbott, G |
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The Sun Herald |
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11 June 1995 |
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Rating: |
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7 |
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Newspaper article |
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Reports on cigarette smuggling and the reducing of tobacco franchise near the Queensland border to stop illegal smuggling. |
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Tobacco firms accused of helping smugglers |
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Author: |
Bonner, R; Drew, C |
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The Sydney Morning Herald |
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26 August 1997 |
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10 |
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Newspaper article |
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Reports on tobacco companies selling cigarettes to dealers who will sell them on the black market. |
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| 3. |
Title: |
Black market entices teenage smokers |
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Author: |
Macdonald, J |
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The Age |
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Date: |
22 October 1996 |
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Page: |
A2 |
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Type: |
Newspaper article |
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Tobacco smugglers cost Victoria up to $100 million a year in lost taxes. The decreased prices of smuggled cigarettes attract more child smokers. |
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Copyright restrictions prevent us from showing you the contents of this document. |
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Title: |
Trip report - Indonesia, March 7, 1987 |
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Author: |
Feenie, JJ |
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Organisation: |
Philip Morris Asia Incoporated (Hong Kong) |
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Bates: |
2504048867/2504048868 |
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Date: |
20 March 1987 |
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Philip Morris |
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Page Count: |
2 |
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Type: |
Memorandum |
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Summary: |
Philip Morris Asia Incorporated interoffice correspondence from JJ Feenie (former Philip Morris Vice President-South East Asia) to DS Devitre (appears to have been Vice President, Philip Morris International & President of Asia Region, Philip Morris International) that alludes to cigarette smuggling. Also reveals PM's relationship with Bentoel (Indonesian kretek manufacturer) and concludes with a request for Grand Prix tickets for President Suharto's son.
[Ed: By smuggling cigarettes, companies can enter markets where they cannot legally trade and in markets where they do trade, they can pro... |
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| 5. |
Title: |
[Tobacco tax evasion] |
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Speaker: |
Nile, F |
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New South Wales Hansard |
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Date: |
22 October 1985 |
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186 (1984-85-86) |
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8239-8240 |
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Type: |
Parliamentary debate |
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I ask the Minister for Transport a question without notice. What action has the Government taken against those persons transporting and smuggling large consignments, estimated at 160 000 cigarettes a month, from Queensland to NSW to avoid paying the NSW tax of 15%, which will soon rise to 25%? Is it true that this Government cannot prevent these large cigarette consignments being transferred from Qld to NSW? Is it true that the Govt cannot take and has not taken any action against the actual smugglers who are involved with organised crime and has only acted against three leading NSW tobacco re... |
| 6. |
Title: |
[Tobacco tax evasion] |
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Speaker: |
Unsworth, BJ |
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Resource: |
New South Wales Hansard |
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Date: |
31 October 1985 |
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187 (1984-85-86) |
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9118 |
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Type: |
Parliamentary debate |
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[Minister finance advised that] the Government has progressively increased the number of Department of Finance inspectors by 100%. Crackdowns on bootleggers have resulted in assessments totalling $2.5 million in unpaid duty being issued in the past month. A new range of penalties has been approved by cabinet including an immediate imposition of a 100 per cent surcharge on evaded duty; a graduated range of further imposition, rising to another 100 percent; financial penalties in the event of non compliance by offenders of up to about $60 000; and twelve months' gaol. In relation to preventing t... |
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Title: |
Tobacco smuggling tipped |
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Author: |
McKimmie, M |
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The West Australian |
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Date: |
20 July 1995 |
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11 |
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Type: |
Newspaper article |
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Summary: |
Reports that high cigarette taxes is leading to organised crime and cigarette smuggling. |
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Copyright: |
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Title: |
Cigarettes confiscated |
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Daily Telegraph |
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Date: |
6 November 1995 |
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19 |
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Type: |
Newspaper article |
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Summary: |
Reports on the confiscation of cigarettes being smuggled interstate. |
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| 9. |
Title: |
Smokes racket draws the heat |
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Author: |
Walsh, P |
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Resource: |
Daily Telegraph |
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Date: |
26 August 1996 |
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14 |
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Type: |
Newspaper article |
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Summary: |
Discusses counterfeit and smuggled cigarettes coming through customs. |
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| 10. |
Title: |
Counterfeit Chinese smokes racket busted |
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Author: |
Gosman, K |
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Resource: |
Sunday Telegraph |
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Date: |
23 June 1996 |
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49 |
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Type: |
Newspaper article |
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Summary: |
Discusses counterfeit cigarettes being smuggled into Australia from China. |
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