Tobacco – THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO

To Encourage People To Quit Smoking, Green Or Brown Cigarettes Could Be Used

Tobacco products might be dyed brown or green to help people give up smoking. Leading a significant government assessment on smoking, Dr Javed Khan stated he would be keeping an eye out for the suggestion in Rishi Sunak’s new smoking laws. As of right now, the much-awaited Tobacco and Vaping Bill prohibits anybody born onContinue reading “To Encourage People To Quit Smoking, Green Or Brown Cigarettes Could Be Used”

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Liz Truss Leads Tory Revolt On ‘Un-Conservative’ Plans For A ‘Stealth’ Ban On Buying Cigarettes

Rishi Sunak is facing another revolt over his ‘un-Conservative’ plans for a ‘rolling’ ban on buying cigarettes. Former prime minister Liz Truss is one of the prominent individuals attempting to thwart legislation that would raise the legal age of tobacco product purchases. In an attempt to regain the upper hand, Mr Sunak is promoting theContinue reading “Liz Truss Leads Tory Revolt On ‘Un-Conservative’ Plans For A ‘Stealth’ Ban On Buying Cigarettes”

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Smokers Are Being Hammered By Jeremy Hunt

The price of rolling tobacco will soar as Jeremy Hunt hammered smokers with huge tax rises in his Autumn Statement. Announcing his latest financial package to the House of Commons, the Chancellor told MPs he would massively increase the duty on hand-rolling tobacco. This will rise by an additional 10 per cent above the tobaccoContinue reading “Smokers Are Being Hammered By Jeremy Hunt”

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Tax Fury Grows Over Tobacco

Smoking bodies have warned that the government’s tobacco tax will hit the most disadvantaged hardest and promote bootlegging, and they said that Rishi Sunak’s plan to increase prices by 88 pence to about £13.60 per pack will leave holes in the wallets of those worst hit by the pandemic. Smoker’s group Forest blasted the moveContinue reading “Tax Fury Grows Over Tobacco”

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Tobacco Colossus Philip Morris Will Cease Marketing Cigarettes In Britain Within The Next Ten Years

Tobacco giant Philip Morris International will quit selling cigarettes in Britain within the next ten years, its boss has announced. The move will bring down the curtain on the iconic Marlboro name after more than a century on British shop racks. Chief executive Jacek Olczak told a newspaper outlet that the plans were part ofContinue reading “Tobacco Colossus Philip Morris Will Cease Marketing Cigarettes In Britain Within The Next Ten Years”

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Tax Cigarette Giants To Stub Out Littering

Even as many smokers kick the habit, cigarette stubs remain the most prevalent form of litter blighting in our towns and countryside. The scourge is so extensive that the bill for cleaning up the mess is precisely calculated at around £40 million a year. With the burden of that cost falling mainly on already strainedContinue reading “Tax Cigarette Giants To Stub Out Littering”