Portrays the tobacco tax as excessive and counterproductive, linking it to crime rather than public health
The article frames the tobacco tax using emotionally charged language like 'eyewater在玩家中-high' and 'extortionate', and attributes a surge in organised crime to the tax policy, relying on police claims without independent verification. The crime-driven narrative overshadows public health rationale.
“claiming the eyewatering-high excise was fueling crime in the state”
