Health Minister Mark Butler has taken aim at the Coalition, claiming there was “no significant action” under their reign to build on smoking reforms previously implemented by the Labor government.
“Over the last ten years though, it’s clear that there has been no significant action being taken to build on the reforms that Nicola Roxon led a decade ago,” Mr Butler said during a media conference on Wednesday.
“The former government … recorded increases to tobacco excise through their term amounting to 152 per cent. “None of that additional revenue was reinvested into new tobacco control programs or new public health measures.”
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