Tobacco Companies Cry Wolf: Chancellor Urged Not To Cave Into Industry Threats Over Smuggling, UK
March 25th, 2011
Tobacco Companies Cry Wolf: Chancellor Urged Not To Cave Into Industry Threats Over Smuggling, UK
A submission to the Treasury in advance of next week’s Budget by ASH and the UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies (UKCTCS) endorsed by 68 health organisations has urged the government to stick to its principles and increase taxation on tobacco well above inflation. Putting prices up through taxation is, to quote the Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer, Kenneth Clarke, in his budget speech …
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