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[Asia, India, Florida] ROY: The unfair $23 billion tobacco verdict: Time for smokers to stop playing dumb
In India I am used to being in a group where I am the only person not smoking. Without ash trays in the house a social life seemed impossible. I have hung out with friends in a bar where everyone is lighting up under a No Smoking sign. No one gives me a
Jul 22, 2014
Firstpost.com (in)
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Jul 22, 2014 13:35
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[Asia, India] Letters: Clearing the smoke
As a result of high and discriminatory taxes on cigarettes, illegal cigarettes - comprising both smuggled and domestic-tax-evaded cigarettes - are now a significant 19 per cent of total industry resulting in revenue loss of Rs 6,000 crore to the excheque
Jul 21, 2014
Business Standard (in)
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Jul 21, 2014 02:42
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[Asia, India] QUANTUM LEAP: Tobacco tax won't make a difference unless it includes bidis
Budget Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has increased specific excise duty on cigarettes in the range of 11 to 72 per cent, while duty on pan masala and unmanufactured tobacco has been raised marginally. It is bit intriguing that excise duty on gutkha too h
Jul 14, 2014
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
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Jul 14, 2014 22:42
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[Asia, India] Tobacco use up as paan and bidis escape sin tax
While roughly half of the retail price of cigarettes is due to taxes, bidis are taxed at very low levels.
Jul 9, 2014
Financial Express (in)
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Jul 10, 2014 03:11
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[Asia, Sri Lanka] The biggest killer cigarette or beedi?
Most common reasons for beedi usage were “support for late night jobs”, “to get rid of the tiredness”, “to pass time”, etc which were linked to their occupations. This implies that the beedi users are trapped in the common myths attached to tobacco smokin
Jul 6, 2014
The Nation (lk)
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Jul 6, 2014 18:18
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[Asia, India] Effect steep hike in prices of tobacco products: Harsh Vardhan to Arun Jaitley
Health Minister Harsh Vardhan has written to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley asking him to effect a "steep hike" in prices of tobacco products, saying they are a "menace" to society and the costlier they become the better.
Jun 21, 2014
Financial Express (in)
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Jun 22, 2014 20:29
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Implementation of graphic health warning labels on tobacco products in India: the interplay between the cigarette and the bidi industries
As other developing countries with high rates of alternate forms of tobacco use establish and enforce GHWL laws, the tobacco control advocacy community can use pressure on the multinational cigarette industry as an indirect tool to force implementation of
Jun 20, 2014
Tobacco Control
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Jun 24, 2014 12:28
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Implementation of graphic health warning labels on tobacco products in India: the interplay between the cigarette and the bidi industries (PDF)
led to graphical health warning labels (GHWL) on all tobacco products in India...Implementation of graphic health warning labels on tobacco products in India: the interplay between the cigarette and the bidi industries (PDF)
Jun 20, 2014
Tobacco Control
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Jun 23, 2014 12:35
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Implementation of graphic health warning labels on tobacco products in India: the interplay between the cigarette and the bidi industries (PDF)
led to graphical health warning labels (GHWL) on all tobacco products in India...Implementation of graphic health warning labels on tobacco products in India: the interplay between the cigarette and the bidi industries (PDF)
Jun 20, 2014
Tobacco Control
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Jun 23, 2014 12:35
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[Asia] 10 per cent hike on tobacco products to reduce consumption: Public Health Foundation of India
Key findings from PHFI study on "An Empirical Study of India's Fiscal Policies against Tobacco: A State Level Analysis" was released by Union Health Secretary Luv Verma today. The study highlighted that a 10 per cent increase in bidi prices will lead
Jun 6, 2014
The Economic Times (India)
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Jun 9, 2014 11:24