烟草在线据墨尔本《先驱太阳报》报道编译　　澳大利亚竞争和消费委员会（ACCC）警告店主，不要因卷烟价格大幅上涨而责怪烟税。

　　联邦政府上周（1.28-2.3）把每包卷烟税提高了11至28澳分。

　　但吸烟者联系《先驱太阳报》称，每包的卷烟价格上涨了多达2.40澳元。

　　澳大利亚竞争和消费委员会证实它收到了指控。它表示，企业可自由设定它们自己的价格，但它们不应该把这归咎于消费税的变化。

　　助理财务总监戴维·布拉德伯里办公室称，如果消费者认为企业错误地把卷烟价格上涨与消费税变化联系起来，他们应该向澳大利亚竞争和消费委员会热线1300 302 502报告。

Australia: ACCC Warns Shopkeepers over Cigarette Tax Rip-offs

　　THE ACCC has warned shopkeepers not to blame taxes for a sharp increase in cigarette prices.

　　The Federal Government last week increased the tax on cigarettes by between 11c and 28c a packet.

　　But smokers contacted the Herald Sun to report that prices had risen by as much as $2.40 a pack.

　　The ACCC confirmed it had received complaints. It said businesses were free to set their own prices, but they must not blame the excise changes.

　　Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury's office said if a consumer believed a business was falsely linking a price rise with excise change, they should report it to the ACCC hotline on 1300 302 502. Enditem