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'Curb Smoking Raising Prices Of Cigarettes' 

Relevant authorities should consider raising the prices of tobacco products to stop more people from smoking in Brunei, a speaker at the Medical Science Conference said yesterday.

To promote a supportive environment that discourages people from smoking, there should be a tax increase of cigarettes because tobacco products are sold at a relatively cheap price in. the sultanate, said Jonathan Lim, a second year medical student at Universiti Brunei Darussalam. Speaking on "Smoking Cessation: Management and Services Available in Brunei Darussalam", he said that one cigarette pack costs $2-$3, which is affordable for the majority in Brunei.

"Tax increases that raise the price of tobacco products are the most powerful policy tool to reduce tobacco use, and the single most cost-effective intervention," according to a World Bank report on tobacco control.

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