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Requiring companies to pass through tax increases on a specific date, for instance, or limiting price changes in retailers to two instances per year, would not make tobacco products cost more in the longer term, but would prevent under-shifting and cushioning of tax increases (incrementally passing on the tax increase), thereby making it very apparent to consumers when prices have increased

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Maybe this is becoming standard, and I live under a rock, but I found that pretty dystopian

[1] A tobacco industry report from 2013 suggested that in that year, Manchester accounted for 1.2% of total manufactured cigarette consumption in Australia, higher than any other illicit brand

If you smoke 10 or more cigarettes each day, this is recommended as Step 3 (weeks 8-10) of the 10 week step-down program