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[UK] Pace of social change slows
Brits continue to quit smoking but those who hang on to the habit have taken up a new one: 39 per cent of men who smoke now roll their own, compared with just 13 per cent in 1974.
Mar 7, 2013
Financial Times (uk)
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Mar 7, 2013 14:47
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Philip Morris Serbia Starts Cut Tobacco Output on Demand
The cut tobacco is “a growing phenomenon in Serbia” and Philip Morris’ unit in Serbia will be the first factory in Europe, Middle East and Africa and the “fourth manufacturing facility that we have in the world to produce cut tobacco,” outgoing managing
Mar 5, 2013
Bloomberg News
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Mar 6, 2013 13:16
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[Massachusetts] I-Team: Alleged Tobacco Scam Costs Taxpayers Millions
Bokhari has made much of his fortune moving large amounts of tobacco products from Pennsylvania, where there is no tax, into New England where taxes are as high as 90 percent. But the I-Team has learned Bokhari is now under federal investigation for all
Mar 6, 2013
WBZT.com
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Mar 6, 2013 07:28
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Tobacco Firms Save $1 Billion With Kitty Litter in Cigars
Their secret: Using fillers such as the clay found in cat litter or stuffing the products with more tobacco to tip the scales in their favor. The heavier weight let the companies sidestep a 2,653 percent increase in a federal excise tax, taking advantage
Mar 1, 2013
Bloomberg News
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Mar 1, 2013 14:00
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Report to Congressional Committees: TOBACCO TAXES Large Disparities in Rates for Smoking Products Trigger Significant Market Shifts to Avoid Higher Taxes (PDF)
GAO estimates that federal revenue losses due to market shifts from roll-your-own to pipe tobacco and from small to large cigars range from about $615 million to $1.1 billion for the same period. The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) has limited op
Apr 12, 2012
General Accounting Office (GAO)
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Mar 1, 2013 13:56
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There is kitty litter in your cigarette / And it's helping tobacco companies avoid up to $1.1 billion in taxes
A dozen tobacco companies have avoided as much as $1.1 billion in taxes by using fillers (like the clay found in cat litter) to make their cigarettes heavier, exempting them from a 2,653 percent increase in a federal excise tax on non-”large cigar” tobac
Mar 1, 2013
Salon Magazine
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Mar 1, 2013 13:34
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[Utah] Cigarette tax loophole goes up in smoke
The House voted 60-10 to pass SB36, and sent it to Gov. Gary Herbert for his signature. It will begin taxing cigarettes that are made by any rolling machines capable of making 150 cigarettes in less than 30 minutes.
Feb 27, 2013
Salt Lake Tribune
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Feb 28, 2013 04:37
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[Massachusetts] New smoking regulations target secondhand smoke, blunt wraps, and rolling machines
the Board of Health has banned smoking in the outdoor seating areas of restaurants where the waitstaff serves customers.
Feb 27, 2013
Wareham (MA) Week
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Feb 27, 2013 18:27
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[Europe] EU lawmakers ready to confront tobacco industry 'Goliath'
A majority of European lawmakers appear to back further EU proposals for tobacco regulation but face opposition from pro-industry colleagues and the 100-strong cohort of Brussels tobacco lobbyists nicknamed “Goliath” by anti-smoking campaigners. The sta
Feb 27, 2013
EurActiv
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Feb 27, 2013 11:13
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[Europe, Ireland] Shop owners angry at EU tobacco plans
Shop owners in Ireland are alarmed at proposals by the EU to ban the sale of roll-your-own tobacco in small packages, which they say will boost smuggling and be unfair to less well off smokers.
Feb 24, 2013
Irish Independent (ie)
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Feb 26, 2013 11:17