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EPISODE · Jan 23, 2026 · 22 MIN

#TalkBack: Checkpoint reality – how tax evasion became a travel habit

from Talkback · host CNA

70 travellers. $3,398 in duty and GST evaded. Nearly $22,000 in fines. From cigarettes and liquor to luxury items and even roller blinds, Daniel Martin speaks with Benjamin Cassim, Senior Lecturer in Lifestyle and Consumer Experience at the School of Business, Temasek Polytechnic, about why some travellers don’t declare their goods.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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