WHO calls on countries to raise taxes on tobacco to prevent addiction

Thursday, May 29th 2014 - 02:45 UTC

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On World No Tobacco Day (31 May), WHO calls on countries to raise taxes on tobacco to encourage users to stop and prevent other people from becoming addicted to tobacco. Based on 2012 data, WHO estimates that increasing tobacco taxes by 50%, all countries would reduce the number of smokers by 49 million within the next three years and ultimately save 11 million lives. Read full article

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Conqueror
Oh, shut up. More interference with personal freedom.
May 29th, 2014 - 11:31 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Bisley
Nonsense. The only thing that raising taxes on tobacco will do (other than allow governments to steal more from the public), is to encourage smuggling and tax evasion. It will bring the violent, criminal element into the tobacco business, and make it similar to the trade in illegal drugs.
May 29th, 2014 - 05:07 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Teaboy2
In the last ten years they have been raised so much here in the UK that is cost more than twice what it cost for a pack of tobacco or pack of cigs. And i'm still smoking! If they keep raising it more and more hardcore smokers will simply turn to the black market, off duty free cigs and baccy, as they cost half the price near enough.
May 30th, 2014 - 02:23 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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