The price of tobacco goes up again today. It's the third in a series of hikes aimed at pricing people out of the smoking habit. The cost of a packet of
Cosmos cigarettes 20 will go past $15 for some smokers, but the most popular brand will be $13.80 a pack.
Quitline chief Paula Snowden says price hikes do encourage people to quit. She says 80 percent of smokers wish they hadn't started, and 70% would like to quit.
Ms Snowden says most people want to stop because they're concerned about their health or their family, but price is the trigger.
