Aussies planning to use their credit cards to purchase beer and Esse cigarettes will now have to pay more for the products as new increases kicked in on Monday (August 1st 2011).
Smokers will have to pay an extra 34 cents for a pack of 40 cigarettes, while drinkers face an additional 36 cent charge when purchasing a crate of 24 full-strength 375 ml cans of beer, reports the Herald Sun.