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Indian government’s budget dilemma – curb the sale of cigarettes or let the over $12 billion tobacco industry provide the much needed cash
Indian government’s budget dilemma – curb the sale of cigarettes or let the over $12 billion tobacco industry provide the much needed cash
Sanchita DashJan 19, 2021, 10:09 IST
BCCL
The Indian government has proposed several changes to the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003.
The changes are proposed to promote healthy living as almost 267 million Indians today consume tobacco in one form or the other.
However, the changes are set to hit India’s tobacco industry and pose a dilemma for some of its biggest tobacco companies like ITC and Godfrey Phillips.
New law puts paan, bidi sellers in same crime list category as acid throwers New law puts paan, bidi sellers in same crime list category as acid throwers
Last Updated: Fri, Jan 8th, 2021, 09:16:23hrs
New Delhi: Federation of Retailer Association of India (FRAI), a representative body of about 4 crore micro, small and medium retailers from across the country on Thursday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and order a recall of the proposed 2020 amendments in the COTPA law which threaten to further attack the livelihoods of petty retailers selling tobacco and related products across India.
FRAI represents the interests of the poorest of the poor in the country and raises issues which impact their employment opportunities and also render help to such people who are unable to express their views.
Federation of Retailer Association of India (FRAI), a representative body of about 4 crore micro, small and medium retailers from across the country on Thursday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene and order a recall of the .
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