New Zealand First has invoked the ‘Agree to Disagree’ provisions of the Coalition Agreement because it cannot support the announced 11.46 percent increase in the tobacco excise from 1 January 2020. We believe it causes more crime, targets the poor, and simply isn’t effective at reducing numbers of people who smoke
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