Jump to full article: Trinidad Express (tt), 2008-12-11
Author: Rohandra John
Intro: Local cigarette manufacturer West Indian Tobacco Company (WITCO) has given the tobacco legislation the thumbs down, even though amendments have been recommended by the Select Committee of the Senate.
Jean-Pierre du Coudray, WITCO's managing director, said the Bill was anything "but sensible and balanced" and not at all "workable".
Du Coudray also said that some of the measures in the legislation were just "too radical" and will likely be met with some resistance from some consumers.
"For example, there is a part in the Bill that put a total ban on the display of cigarettes, even though cigarettes are a legal product. There is also another part in the Bill where they are proposing to ban the ten-pack cigarettes and offer only 20-pack cigarettes," he said during a telephone interview.
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