Tobacco politics and internationally, claiming government measures against tobacco have infringed on their commercial rights. In 2011, the Australian government introduced plain packaging legislation. Philip Morris Asia Limited challenged this directive under a bilateral trade agreement with Hong Kong, but did not succeed. Cuba, Honduras, Dominican Republic and Indonesia also filed a World Trade Organization complaint, but the WTO upheld the plain packaging law in 2017. Although China faces many tobacco-related health problems, with over 1.2 million tobacco-related deaths per year, the government has had a limited response. The tobacco industry provides 7 to 10 percent of tax revenue for the government,
Homeguard Products (New Zealand) Ltd v Kiwi Packaging Ltd Homeguard Products (New Zealand) Ltd v Kiwi Packaging Ltd Homeguard Products (New Zealand) Ltd v Kiwi Packaging Ltd [1981] 2 NZLR 322 is often cited regarding the banking of cheques tendered as full settlement of disputed accounts. Kiwi Packaging supplied Homeguard with packaging materials. For unexplained reasons, a dispute arose between the parties just what the final balance owing was. This was not helped by Kiwi packaging giving different amounts as the final balance, ranging from $901.84 to $1,187.60. Homeguard thought the balance was even less than these amounts, with their calculation being for $765.97, and as a consequence, sent