Australia to Raise Tobacco Tax Amid Vaping Crackdown

Cigarette packs on a shelf in a store in Los Angeles, Calif., on April 28, 2022. Mario Tama/Getty Images

The Australian government has announced a new round of tobacco tax increases as it introduces strong measures to reduce the number of people smoking and vaping.

During a speech at the National Press Club on May 2, Health Minister Mark Butler announced that from this September, the federal government would lift tobacco tax by five percent a year over the next three years.