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- Release Date: 09/05/14 10:30
- Summary: GENERAL: AIA: Government decision to reduce duty-free tobacco purchases
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AIA
09/05/2014 08:30
GENERAL
REL: 0830 HRS Auckland International Airport Limited
GENERAL: AIA: Government decision to reduce duty-free tobacco purchases
Media Release l 8 May 2014
Auckland Airport acknowledges Government decision to reduce duty-free tobacco
purchases. Public education campaign will be essential to inform travellers.
Auckland Airport has acknowledged the Government's pre-Budget announcement
that the duty-free allowance will fall from 200 cigarettes to 50 cigarettes
from 1 November this year.
Richard Barker, Auckland Airport's general manager retail and commercial,
says, "Auckland Airport will play its part in working with Government to
inform travellers of the proposed change to the duty free allowance well
before 1 November. It is important to the maintenance of New Zealand's
reputation as a tourism destination that this is done well."
Auckland Airport estimates that the potential full year impact of reducing
the duty-free allowance from 200 cigarettes to 50 cigarettes could reduce the
company's revenue by approximately $7 million to $8 million."
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For further information please contact:
Simon Lambourne
+64 27 477 6120
End CA:00250256 For:AIA Type:GENERAL Time:2014-05-09 08:30:04
