Political candidates on fence over tobacco taxMike Bain Waikato NZ First candidate Stu Husband says its critical to build the police numbers up to tackle crime. Political candidates are on the fence when it comes to taxing tobacco as some dairy owners make a move to rid their stores of the hot black market commodities. British American Tobacco New Zealand (BAT NZ) said that tax impositions on tobacco items would continue to raise prices on their products. Labour had no specific policy when it comes to taxing cigarettes, Strange said, but all taxation would be reviewed by a tax working group. "People with an addiction are going to feed the addiction before they feed their kids and I'm not sure that taxing cigarettes if beneficial.

Source: Stuff September 20, 2017 05:26 UTC