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Australian government attacked for tobacco funding

Christopher Zinn , Sydney
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The Australian Medical Association has used freedom of information laws to reveal that the federal government is granting research and development tax concessions to the tobacco industry worth up to $A500000 (£200000; $320000) a year.

The association's federal president, Dr David Brand, called on the government to scrap the concessions and said that, whereas it was generously funding research to develop high tar cigarettes for Africa, spending on tobacco control in Australia was "miserly."

"It's just incredible that the government is helping improve a product that kills 18000 Australians a year and encouraging its export to third world countries," he said.

Documents released by the association, which it obtained under freedom of information legislation, give details of plans by the tobacco giant Philip Morris for numerous projects including the development of a longer and higher tar cigarette to satisfy the African market, which will be funded by the taxpayer.

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