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Russians will be pressed to quit smoking

Russia & India Report (ru)
added Jun 3, 2013 13:06
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[Malaysia] BAT Announces 3 Per Cent- Hike In Cigarettes Prices Effective June 3

(BAT Malaysia) has announced a three per cent increase in the prices of all its cigarette brands effective June 3, 2013. Commenting on the price increases, Datuk William Toh, Managing Director, BAT Malaysia said, "As with all other companies, BAT Malays
BERNAMA (Malaysian National News Agency) (my)
added Jun 5, 2013 17:42
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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.
AP - Associated Press
added Jun 2, 2013 10:27
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[Bangladesh] Rising tobacco use sparks concerns

The tobacco control law of 2005 provides for bans on advertising, promotion and sponsorship, smoking in public places and public transports and requirements for warning on cigarette packets. However, direct tobacco advertising had been banned only for sm
Dhaka Tribune (bd)
added Jun 2, 2013 09:46
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[Nebraska] EDITORIAL: Anti-tobacco group should be funded

Nebraska's state legislators once again submitted shamelessly to the tobacco lobby last week and ended the funding of Tobacco Free Nebraska. Certainly in a tight fiscal environment, every program was up for discussion, but for the senators to eliminate t
Grand Island (NE) Independent
added Jun 2, 2013 02:52
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Cigarette prices doubled in past decade

In April 2013, the price of cigarettes was twice as high as a decade ago, mainly as a result of tax increases. Currently, taxes account for nearly three quarters of the price of a packet of cigarettes.
Statistics Netherlands (nl)
added Jun 7, 2013 10:07
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[Saudi Arabia] Government slammed for not raising tax on cigarettes

The anti-smoking society, Niqaa, is blaming the Ministry of Finance for the spread of smoking in the country because of its continued refusal to increase taxes on the import of tobacco. The ministry argues that if it did so smuggling will increase. The
Arab News (sa)
added Jun 1, 2013 12:25
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[California] MATHEWS: The Thank God We Didn’t Buy That Drug Cheat’s Ballot Box Budgeting Measure Tax

But the defeat of Prop 29 doesn’t change the fact that taxes on cigarettes and tobacco are good public policy, and not just because they raise funds. Taxing something gives you less of it, and fewer cigarettes and smokers would be good for public health
Fox&Hounds
added Jun 1, 2013 12:06
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[Asia] 'Deglamoring' cigarettes to cut smokers numbers in Kazakhstan

'Deglamoring' cigarettes will decrease the number of smokers in Kazakhstan, Tengrinews.kz reports citing Director of Kazakhstan National Center for Healthy Lifestyle Zhamilya Battakova.
Tengrinews.kz (kz)
added Jun 1, 2013 10:50
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[New Zealand] Tobacco tax working to cut smoking rate - survey

The Government's latest tobacco tax increase has pushed more New Zealanders to quit smoking, survey findings suggest. In a University of Canterbury survey of 226 smokers, 4.5% of respondents said that they decided to give up the habit following the Janu
nzoom.com (TVNZ)
added May 31, 2013 10:26
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