Duty-free tax on the agenda in Australia

13-Oct-2001

A leaked health ministry document could spell trouble for the Australian travel-retail industry.

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By Gavin Lipsith

A leaked health ministry document could spell trouble for the Australian travel-retail industry. The paper, which outlines a new tax system to allow the government to spend

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