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The black market is around 12% in Australia despite the high taxes because Australia is a country isolated on all sides by ocean. Compared to somewhere like New
by Veliladon 3y ago
The black market is around 12% in Australia despite the high taxes because Australia is a country isolated on all sides by ocean. Compared to somewhere like New York where the taxes are equally punitive but smuggled cigs make up 50% of consumption. It's a problem in that Border Force (a ridiculous name for a border inspection agency) look for it but in general there's not an easy way to smuggle cigs like taking a uhaul full of them from NH to NYC.
- arcticbull 3y agoOr similarly by boat between the US and Canada. Especially through First Nations communities like in Akwesasne. [1] [1] https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/akwesasne-irs-tobacco-smuggling-investigation-1.5253872 https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/akwesasne-irs-tobacco-smu...
- unmole 3y ago> Border Force (a ridiculous name for a border inspection agency) It's a uniformed service that enforces Australia's border controls. Far from being ridiculous, I can't think of a more appropriate name.
- mecha_ghidorah 3y agoI think for me at least it's the "Force" part of the agency name. It sounds very militarized and American to me where something like "Border Control Agency" wouldn't sound as ridiculous