2023-24年烟草税收比预测少5.6B美元,引起对黑市的关注。 2023-24 tobacco tax collection falls $5.6B short of forecast, raising black market concerns.
自2019年以来,澳大利亚的联邦预算面临250亿美元的赤字,这与烟草消费税收入下降有关,尽管税收增加,但烟草消费税收入已降至十年来的最低水平。 Since 2019, Australia’s federal budget has faced a $25 billion deficit linked to declining tobacco excise revenue, which has fallen to its lowest in a decade despite tax increases. 2023-24年的烟草税收仅为97亿美元,比预计的153亿美元少56亿美元,这引起了对黑市增长的关切。 The 2023-24 tobacco tax collection was only $9.7 billion, $5.6 billion short of the forecasted $15.3 billion, raising concerns over a growing black market. 批评者敦促政府重新评估烟草税战略, Critics urge the government to reevaluate its tobacco tax strategy to protect revenue and public health.