Labor are the ‘single biggest tobacco addict in the country’: Paul Murray

Sky News host Paul Murray says the federal government is “addicted” to taxes and is the single “biggest” tobacco addict in the country.

“There is now about $13 billion a year that is raised in tobacco taxes compared to $6 billion which is petrol taxes,” Mr

Murray told Saturday Herald Sun columnist Steve Price.“If we’re going to introduce vice taxes … fair enough but let’s be consistent.”

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