Portugal’s government on Thursday presented legislation to extend a ban on smoking to outdoor areas including covered terraces and to restrict tobacco sales, as it hopes to raise a tobacco-free generation by 2040.
April 15 is Tax Day, as well as the date each year on which the largest tobacco companies pay $9 billion dollars to states because of tobacco-related illnesses such as cancer and heart disease. But what is the real cost of these health problems?
Damned if you do, Damned if you don’t. Govt is at the whim of rich lobbyists that won’t give up on the dreaded weed gravy train. Good idea though, not gonna happen.
How the tobacco industry meddles with government attempts to stop people smoking
Evidence suggests that taxes can stop people smoking – but tobacco firms play price games such as cutting the number of cigarettes in a pack to disguise increasing prices
“The government takes in a total of about £9.5 billion in tobacco duties, and the Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association has told us another £2.5 billion goes to the Treasury in VAT. So the Treasury is taking in about £12 billion directly from tobacco sales.”
Does smoking cost as much as it makes for the Treasury?
Damned if you do, Damned if you don’t. Govt is at the whim of rich lobbyists that won’t give up on the dreaded weed gravy train. Good idea though, not gonna happen.
How the tobacco industry meddles with government attempts to stop people smoking
Evidence suggests that taxes can stop people smoking – but tobacco firms play price games such as cutting the number of cigarettes in a pack to disguise increasing prices
In addition to excessive healthcare costs, cigarettes also kill millions each year. Let’s ban them completely!
A few years back, Brazil sued cigarette companies to make them pay for smoking-associated public healthcare costs.
The U.S. industry pays billions of dollars annually in healthcare costs. Other countries should follow suit!
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/tobacco-companies-pay-billions-to-compensate-for-smoking-related-illness-is-it-enough
Smoking is one of the biggest burdens on the global economy. It’s time we passed on these costs to cigarette manufacturers.
Nicotine gum is another option. However, don’t try it if you are not a smoker; it can be addictive!
Nicotine replacement products such as this mouth spray can be a lifeline for people looking to stop smoking.
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Damned if you do, Damned if you don’t. Govt is at the whim of rich lobbyists that won’t give up on the dreaded weed gravy train. Good idea though, not gonna happen.
Evidence suggests that taxes can stop people smoking – but tobacco firms play price games such as cutting the number of cigarettes in a pack to disguise increasing prices
Smokers pay more than they spend in the NHS. Put that in your pipe and have a good ole drag!
“The government takes in a total of about £9.5 billion in tobacco duties, and the Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association has told us another £2.5 billion goes to the Treasury in VAT. So the Treasury is taking in about £12 billion directly from tobacco sales.”
Damned if you do, Damned if you don’t. Govt is at the whim of rich lobbyists that won’t give up on the dreaded weed gravy train. Good idea though, not gonna happen.