On Thursday, the government of New Zealand approved new cigaratte taxes aimed at being so onerous that all the nation's smokers will quit.
The government approved "a 40 percent hike in tobacco taxes over the next four years," The Associated Press reported. "Prices here are already among the highest in the world, and by 2016 they will top 20 New Zealand dollars ($15) a pack on average."
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