Second Reading Speeches

Excise Tariff Amendment (Tobacco) Bill 2016

Type
Government
Portfolio
Treasury
Originating house
House of Representatives
Status
Act
Parliament no
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Summary

Introduced with the Customs Tariff Amendment (Tobacco) Bill 2016, the bill amends the

Excise Tariff Act 1921
to increase the rate of excise duty on tobacco and tobacco products through a series of four annual increases of 12.5 per cent, commencing on 1 September 2017.

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