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[New Zealand] JOHNSTON: Regular price rises doing trick but teamwork stubs habit

Plain packs and hitting smokers in the pocket may help the Govt reach its target of NZ being virtually smokefree by 2025, but for those who really struggle to quit, some smart new thinking is needed, Martin Johnston writes.
New Zealand Herald
added May 30, 2013 17:21
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[North Dakota] Minnesota stores face loss of revenue after cigarette tax hike

The increase in cigarette taxes has convenience store owners in Moorhead worried that most of their customers will stop at Fargo convenience stores, said Chuck Chadwick, executive director of the Moorhead Business Association. North Dakota hasn’t raised
Fargo (ND) InForum
added May 30, 2013 12:54
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[Massachusetts] Mass anti-tobacco spending goes up in smoke

Twenty years ago, supporters of a Massachusetts tobacco tax increase had lofty goals for the money it would bring in. A voter-approved 1992 ballot initiative nearly doubled the cigarette tax - from 26 cents to 51 cents a pack - to fund the creation of t
Quincy (MA) Patriot Ledger
added May 28, 2013 13:30
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Depending on Cigarette Taxes

Forty-seven states have raised their respective cigarette excise taxes a combined 105 times since 2002, but only three states — California, Missouri and North Dakota — have avoided the temptation, according to the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids.
National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS)
added May 28, 2013 12:10
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[Uae: Dubai] Letter - Forget a hike in price, kick smokers outside

never mind the cost of cigarettes or taxes. As much as I'd like to occasionally go to a bar in Dubai, it's the second-hand smoke that keeps me away, unless it's outdoors and well ventilated.
7 Days (ae)
added May 28, 2013 07:27
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The Buzz: California senator vows to continue fight for new cigarette tax

Legislative proposals to create new taxes in California didn't fare very well in the upper house last week, but at least one senator isn't giving up the fight. Sen. Kevin de León wants to raise taxes on cigarettes by $2 a pack to pay for health care prog
San Luis Obispo (CA) Tribune
added May 28, 2013 07:18
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Understanding tobacco industry pricing strategy and whether it undermines tobacco tax policy: the example of the UK cigarette market

Industry-initiated cigarette price changes in the UK appear timed to accentuate the price gap between premium and ULP brands. Increasing the prices of more expensive cigarettes on top of tobacco tax increases should benefit public health, but the growing
Addiction
added May 28, 2013 07:12
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[Europe] Tobacco tactics hinder public health efforts in smoking reduction - The case of the UK

A research report by the University of Bath in the UK concludes that British tobacco firms have been using pricing strategies with the objective of undermining tobacco tax policy.
European Public Health Alliance (be)
added May 28, 2013 07:06
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[Massachusetts] Taxing tobacco a national addiction

Raising tobacco taxes is an easy political choice: there is little opposition and plenty of support. But as Massachusetts grows more dependent on tobacco revenues now approaching $1 billion a year, the use of a sin tax to balance the books raises questio
Milford (MA) Daily News
added May 28, 2013 06:56
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[Massachusetts] States becoming more dependent on tobacco levies

Massachusetts lawmakers' growing reliance on tobacco taxes to help balance the state budget is part of a national trend that has grown with each flutter of the country's economy.
Milford (MA) Daily News
added May 28, 2013 06:53
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