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Big cash for smoke-sellers 

Jump to full article: Independent Newspapers Ltd. / STUFF (nz), 2005-05-10
Author: STEPHEN FORBES

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Dairy (grocery store) owners are being offered big cash incentives by tobacco companies trying to make the most of tough new advertising laws.

One man says he gets over $10,000 a year from British American Tobacco to ensure the company's products get maximum exposure.

Amendments to the Smoke-free Environments Act, which came into force in

December, say dairies and gas stations can only display 100 packets of cigarettes or tobacco.

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