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Plain wrong? Here are the facts: cheap smokes are on the rise since plain packaging in THE AUSTRALIAN, Christian Kerr, Reporter; Adam Creighton, Economics Correspondent, Sydney, JUNE 18, 2014

Excerpt:
"ANTI-smoking measures are driving a boom in cheap cigarettes, with smokers buying more cigarettes from the lowest market segment and, industry data ­suggests, pushing up sales and frustrating health policies.

Neilsen data indicates that 42.3 per cent of all cigarettes now purchased are priced at less than $15 a pack — a rise from 25.6 per cent of the market in 2011 and 35.2 per cent at the end of last year."

Article at:
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/policy/plain-wrong-here-are-the-facts-cheap-smokes-are-on-the-rise-since-plain-packaging/story-fn59nokw-1226958089150#