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[UK] Taxman’s plan to stop tobacco smuggling goes up in smoke ($$)
The smuggling of legitimate British tobacco brands into the country is rising because HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has been “too weak” in cracking down on manufacturers. In a damning report, the National Audit Office (NAO) said it had “major concerns”
Jun 6, 2013
Times Of London (uk)
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Jun 6, 2013 10:54
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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
Jun 5, 2013
BBC Online
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Jun 6, 2013 10:53
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Senator Lautenberg Was a Champion in the Fight Against Tobacco
Throughout his career, Senator Lautenberg courageously took on the tobacco industry and championed efforts to reduce tobacco use, the nation’s number one cause of preventable death. Earlier in his service, he led efforts to ban smoking on commercial airl
Jun 3, 2013
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (CTFK)
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Jun 6, 2013 10:01
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Spain's top cigarette firm goes up in smoke
announced on Wednesday it will axe nearly 10 percent of its staff in Spain as cigarette sales slump in the face of no-smoking bans and a booming black market in the recession-hit country.
Jun 5, 2013
AFP - Agence France Presse (fr)
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Jun 5, 2013 17:27
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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.
Jun 4, 2013
Vancouver (WA) Columbian
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Jun 5, 2013 00:09
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[Europe] TPD: DalliGate
On 16 October, the EU Health Commissioner John Dalli resigned in a “cash for influence” lobbying scandal, which has engulfed Brussels and has led to an increasing bitter dispute between the now ex-Commissioner for Health and the European Commission.
Apr 26, 2013
TobaccoTactics
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Jun 4, 2013 09:43
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[Ireland] 'Black ops' strengthen resolve of Reilly and European Commission to push through tobacco reforms
He said the break-in made the European Commission aware “that there was a real danger that the tobacco industry had the upper hand on them and clearly the commission is not going to allow that.” The tobacco directive has a number of main provisions.
Jun 4, 2013
Irish Times (ie)
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Jun 4, 2013 02:17
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[Europe] Tobacco industry-commissioned report: large decline in EU consumption, almost no change in illegal trade
Philip Morris’s press release is a misrepresentation of the findings of the KPMG report. In reality, the report revealed that tobacco tax hikes in the EU countries effectively reduced tobacco consumption and had no consistent impact on increasing the ill
Jun 4, 2013
Tobacco Control Journal blogs
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Jun 4, 2013 00:09
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[Asia, Malaysia] New measures to be introduced to tighten tobacco control
A slew of reforms will be introduced to tighten tobacco control, including banning direct and indirect promotion of tobacco products and reducing the nicotine content in cigarettes by 2015. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam said the graphic h
Jun 3, 2013
The Star (my)
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Jun 2, 2013 19:38
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Florida businessman pleads guilty in Kentucky cigarette tax case
Pedro "Peter" Bello of Miami, 43, became the second person to admit plotting to use phony invoices to avoid paying taxes on millions of dollars' worth of cigarettes sold in several states. Bello entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Louisville.
Jun 1, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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Jun 2, 2013 10:27