Australian budget forecasts no drop in tobacco revenue

Just when you thought that Australian tobacco revenue might be expected to fall in the wake of plain packaging legislation that the government expects to introduce at the end of this year, no downward change is projected in budget forecasts. Indeed, an increase in revenue is predicted. From Martin Cullip, writing for Hands Off our Packs.

Professional insight into plain packaging

Campaign against plain packaging Hands off our Packs reports opposition to the Plain Packs proposal from former head of the Patent Office Peter Lawrence, and from the chief of the British Brands Group.

But of course these are tobacco industry lackeys so no need to even read them! (actually, the Patents Office is not listed, but that's a forgiveable oversight, don't you think?)