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[Kenya] ECONOMY LOSING 2.1 BN TO ILLICIT TOBACCO TRADE ANNUALLY

Francis Nyagah from the British American Tobacco says of this the government loses Sh 1.25 billion in tax money, while manufacturers and suppliers lose the rest. He
Nairobi Star (ke)
added Oct 26, 2012 17:45
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[Europe] STOTESBURY: Smokeless tobacco: EU dogma or dialogue?

The emergence of smokeless tobacco in Sweden and now Norway should make the European Commission think twice about its decision to impose a ban, writes Steve Stotesbury.
EurActiv
added Oct 26, 2012 16:08
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Up in Smoke: Europe's tumultuous tobacco fight

Allegations of corruption, theft and conspiracy swirl over anti-tobacco legislation — and the tobacco industry swears it’s the good guy.
GlobalPost
added Oct 26, 2012 15:56
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MESSER v. STATE OF IOWA (pdf)

The district court found Lorraine Messer guilty of fraudulent practice in the third degree for possessing 218 packs of cigarettes lacking tax stamps. . . . we affirm the decision of the court of appeals and the judgment, conviction, and sentence of the
Radio Iowa
added Oct 26, 2012 15:46
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Iowa Supreme Court rules on untaxed cigarettes in Oskaloosa

An Oskaloosa woman has lost her appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court for a lesser sentence in the sale of untaxed cigarettes. Oskaloosa police received a tip in early 2010 that Lorraine Messer was selling cigarettes without an Iowa tax stamp on them from her
Radio Iowa
added Oct 26, 2012 15:39
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[Europe] MEPs demand 'secret' EU cooperation agreements with big tobacco

Budgetary control committee MEPs demand non-public documents on EU cooperation agreements with tobacco industry, hold meeting with OLAF chief Giovanni Kessler on Dalli investigation.
Malta Today (mt)
added Oct 26, 2012 15:31
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[Europe] McKEE/BELCHER/KOSINSKA: The EU Tobacco Products Directive must not be derailed

This combination of events has, inevitably, set alarm bells ringing. . . . The only beneficiaries of delay are the tobacco companies and further delay will raise serious questions about whose interests the EU Commission is promoting.
The Lancet (uk)
added Oct 26, 2012 12:24
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[Europe] EU urged to press ahead with tobacco crackdown amid lobbying scandal

Doctors call on government to speak out amid fears that tobacco industry influence is blowing tough new measures off course
The Guardian (uk)
added Oct 26, 2012 12:21
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[Europe] ‘Dalli’s sacking wasn’t necessary as he resigned’

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso did not need to sack John Dalli since the former Commissioner decided to step down of his own free will, a Commission spokesman yesterday insisted. A day after President Barroso’s warning to Mr Dalli to
Times of Malta (mt)
added Oct 26, 2012 05:42
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[Europe] Tobacco lobby focus switches from Dalli to Stoiber

EXCLUSIVE: Edmund Stoiber, a German Bavarian politician who heads the European Commission's high-level group on cutting administrative burdens, lobbied former Health Commissioner John Dalli on the controversial tobacco directive during one of his group's
EurActiv
added Oct 26, 2012 05:40
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