Tag: Imperial Tobacco

Illicit tobacco burns two billion in excise

A new report shows illicit tobacco currently costs the Australian government up to $1.91 billion. According to KPMG LLP’s ‘Illicit Tobacco in Australia 2017 Full Year Report’, illegal tobacco – as a...

Imperial Tobacco Australasia’s next GM

Paul Matthews will hand over the reins as General Manager Australasia for Imperial Tobacco to Patrick Ganguly from October 1 this year. Mr Ganguly began his career with the company in 1997 as...

Plans to cease tobacco supply to suspected illicit traders questioned

The ACCC is proposing to deny authorisation to British American Tobacco, Imperial Tobacco and Philip Morris to jointly halt tobacco supply to retailers or wholesalers they believe are supplying illicit tobacco. The three...

One in seven cigarettes consumed last year was illicit

The latest report by KPMG estimating the size and value of the illegal tobacco trade in Australia found that 14 per cent of total tobacco consumption in 2015 was illegal. KPMG estimates that...

Taskforce to crack down on illicit tobacco

The Australian Border Force will set up a dedicated taskforce to target and stop the growing problem of illicit tobacco being smuggled into the country. The establishment of a ‘strike team’ comes in...
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