AAP General News (Australia)
08-04-2010
FED:Cosby Textor denies tobacco ad link
SYDNEY, Aug 4 AAP - The market research and polling company which advises the Liberal
Party has denied any involvement in a $5 million anti-Labor advertising campaign funded
by the tobacco industry.
Crosby Textor says it is not involved in the campaign against Labor's proposed laws
on plain packaging for tobacco products.
The Daily Telegraph reports the campaign is run by the Alliance of Australian Retailers,
which was registered only last week, and is being funded almost entirely by tobacco giants
Philip Morris and British American Tobacco.
It says Crosby Textor is organising the research behind the ad campaign.
But the company issued a statement on Wednesday denying the allegations.
"Crosby Textor is not involved with either the alliance or its campaign," the statement says.
"Crosby Textor is not involved in any capacity with the Alliance of Australian Retailers
and any suggestion to the contrary is completely false."
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