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The economic costs of tobacco consumption in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Results Using 2011 prices, the economic loss due to tobacco was US$20.5 billion over the last 10 years, without accounting for smuggled (illegally imported) tobacco. ... Conclusions In Saudi Arabia, short-term and long-term economic gains will result f
May 21, 2013
Tobacco Control
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May 22, 2013 11:41
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[Wisconsin] $50 monthly surcharge sought from state workers who smoke
State workers who smoke would have to pay $50 more per month for health insurance under a proposal by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. The Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee planned to take up the issue on Tuesday. The nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Burea
May 21, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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May 22, 2013 07:21
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White House urges Senate to cut crop insurance in farm bill
The U.S. Senate should cut crop insurance subsidies, the most expensive part of the farm safety net, by $1 billion a year before it passes the new farm bill, the White House said on Monday.
May 20, 2013
Reuters
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May 22, 2013 19:45
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[Wisconsin] $2 million habit: WI Public employee smoking surcharge would generate millions for state
Lighting up may cost state employees $50 more per month, but the state’s coffers could be about $6 million richer over the next biennium, according to a new report from the nonpartisan Legislative Fiscal Bureau. Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed measure to af
May 20, 2013
Watchdog.org (Franklin Center for Government & Public Integrity)
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May 21, 2013 13:35
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An Investigation into the Petroleum, Alcohol, and Tobacco Bureau of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance (PDF)
The Inspector General found that from 2002 until mid-2010, PATB former Director Thomas Stanton ran a multi-million dollar cigarette interdiction operation absent basic investigative protocols and controls. These deficiencies included inadequate policies
May 20, 2013
New York State Office of the Inspector General
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May 21, 2013 06:53
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INSPECTOR GENERAL: TAX DEPARTMENT IMPLEMENTS INCREASED OVERSIGHT AND FINANCIAL CONTROLS AFTER NYSIG REVIEW OF “STING” OPERATIONS
The Inspector General’s investigation found that the department’s Petroleum, Alcohol and Tobacco Bureau’s (PATB) oversight of sting operations was both insufficient and lacked an effective accounting system, which made proceeds and evidence susceptible to
May 20, 2013
New York State Office of the Inspector General
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May 21, 2013 06:43
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[New York] NY cigarette tax probes called weak, sloppy
Sting operations aimed at black market cigarettes in New York had such weak investigative protocols and financial controls that money went missing and prosecutions were dismissed, the state inspector general reported Monday.
May 20, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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May 21, 2013 06:38
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[New York] EDITORIAL: Cigarette smuggling steals tax money and aids terrorists
Now, the players could be plotting attacks on New York and America — and the amounts of money stolen has risen exponentially. Enforcement must be stepped up, especially if Indian reservations — once a huge source of illegal, untaxed cigs — start selling
May 19, 2013
New York Daily News
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May 19, 2013 18:49
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[UK] BMA warns of coalition policies failing children on a grand scale
Doctors' union report condemns austerity drive that hits most vulnerable and drives inequality, poverty, and ill health
May 17, 2013
The Guardian (uk)
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May 17, 2013 14:27
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[Canada] Nunavut's chief health officer wants more “aggressive action” to curb smoking
unavut residents spent more than $43 million on tobacco products, says the chief medical officer of health's 2011-12 Tobacco Control Act Annual Report. Smoking is the main reason for high rates of lung cancer in Nunavut, which accounts for almost half of
May 16, 2013
Nunatsiaq News (ca)
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May 17, 2013 05:52