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[Europe, Russia] Billions lost to cigarette smuggling

The EU is chasing cigarette smuggling gangs, whose activities deprive member states of 10 billion euros a year. Now the EU Commission wants to lay dry the source of smuggling. Its focus is on big tobacco - and Russia.
DW World (Deutsche Welle) (de)
added Jun 6, 2013 11:14
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[Washington] LETTER: YWCA smoke gets in your eyes

Out of 75 women on floors six through eight are a handful who choose not to smoke ... How is this situation empowering women? Most of us living at the YWCA are not there by choice; we are there because we are in the grips of poverty due to having been m
Real Change
added Jun 6, 2013 11:09
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[UK] HM Revenue and Customs 'missing cigarette smuggling targets'

HM Revenue and Customs has failed to meet any of its targets on reducing the smuggling of illicit tobacco into the UK, a Whitehall watchdog has said. The National Audit Office said HMRC's latest strategy, launched in 2011, had so far prevented losses of
BBC Online
added Jun 6, 2013 10:53
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[Washington] Cigarette smuggling cuts states' per-pack tax revenues

Over the past decade, almost every state has raised cigarette taxes, sometimes multiple times. The health benefits are undeniable, but the benefits to states' revenues are not as clear-cut.
Vancouver (WA) Columbian
added Jun 5, 2013 00:09
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[Ohio] Hiring a smoker costs a boss an extra $6,000 a year, study finds

Each worker who smokes costs his or her employer about $6,000 more a year than a nonsmoker, according to a new study. Researchers looked at the costs associated with smoke breaks on company time, reduced productivity because of nicotine addiction, ex
Columbus (OH) Dispatch
added Jun 4, 2013 22:29
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[UK, USA] £4,000 a year: The cost to employers of smokers' cigarette breaks, illness cover and health care costs

Smokers cost £4,000 a year more to employ than non-smokers, a study has claimed. ... According to NICE, it is not unlawful for UK employers to advertise jobs as only available to non-smokers, and employers can deduct time spent smoking at work and not e
The Independent (uk)
added Jun 3, 2013 23:56
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Estimating the cost of a smoking employee

Employees who smoke impose significant excess costs on private employers. The results of this study may help inform employer decisions about tobacco-related policies.
Tobacco Control
added Jun 4, 2013 00:06
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Study: Companies Pay Almost $6,000 Extra Per Year for Each Employee Who Smokes

By drawing on previous research on the costs of absenteeism, lost productivity, smoke breaks and health care costs, the researchers developed an estimate that each employee who smokes costs an employer an average of $5,816 annually above the cost of a pe
Ohio State University
added Jun 4, 2013 00:05
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Companies pay almost $6,000 extra per year for each employee who smokes

By drawing on previous research on the costs of absenteeism, lost productivity, smoke breaks and health care costs, the researchers developed an estimate that each employee who smokes costs an employer an average of $5,816 annually above the cost of a pe
ScienceDaily
added Jun 4, 2013 00:03
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Smoking employees cost $6,000 a year more, study finds

Smokers cost their employers nearly $6,000 a year more than staff who don’t smoke, researchers said on Monday in what they say is the first comprehensive look at the issue. And in what some might see as a dark twist, they’ve taken into account any saving
NBC News
added Jun 3, 2013 23:52
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