Tag: tobacco taxation

• Monday, January 30th 2017 - 19:38 UTC

  Curbing the Tobacco Epidemic in the Americas

  

  By Carissa F. Etienne (*) Though the devastating health effects of tobacco use are well known, tobacco’s negative repercussions extend well beyond the obvious health outcomes.

• Wednesday, July 8th 2015 - 01:05 UTC

  WHO: Stepped up government tax action needed to curb tobacco epidemic

  

  Too few governments levy appropriate levels of tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products. They therefore miss out on a proven, low-cost measure to curb demand for tobacco, save lives and generate funds for stronger health services, according to the World Health Organization’s Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic-2015.

• Tuesday, June 2nd 2015 - 06:01 UTC

  Canadian tobacco companies ordered to pay 12bn dollars for failing to warn health risks

  

  A Canadian court has ordered three tobacco companies to pay 15.5bn Canadian dollars ($12bn), the largest award for damages in the country's history. The plaintiffs were Quebec smokers who said the firms failed to warn them of health risks associated with smoking.

• Monday, October 20th 2014 - 07:30 UTC

  WHO admits full-scale battle with tobacco industry, which appeals to 'devious channels'

  

  The sixth session of the Conference of the parties (COP6) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) concluded in Moscow. Several landmark decisions were adopted in the course of the six-day session, regarded as one of the most successful in the WHO FCTC’s history.