Published April 06. 2021 4:25PM
A bill that would prohibit the selling of flavored cigarettes, tobacco products, e-cigarettes, and vapor products appears to have momentum in the General Assembly. But could a report by the Office of Fiscal Analysis that warns of a substantial loss in tax revenue derail legislation? We certainly hope not.
Manufacturers produce flavored tobacco and e-cigarette products to make smoking and vaping more attractive, particularly to young people. Once addicted, they become reliable customers. Quitting is possible, of course, but it is not easy.
That is why these products should be banned.
From 2017-2019, e-cigarette use among high school students more than doubled to 1 in 4, and 83% of them are using flavored products, according to the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids. These products come in a wide variety of youth-friendly flavors, such as cotton candy, strawberry shortcake, peanut butter, etc. Likewise, cigars targeted at teens and young adults come in
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Cigarette tax structures in BD far below than standard practice: Study The New Nation
Reza Mahmud :
A study conducted by a US based research initiative revealed that Bangladesh is far below from standard practice of cigarette tax structures over protection of health and economics.
Tobacconomics, a US-based research initiative, published the study findings in its first edition of the International Cigarette Tax Scorecard, assessing the performance of cigarette tax policies in over 170 countries including Bangladesh.
Tobacconomics is based at the University of Illinois under Chicago s Institute for Health Research and Policy and it conducts economic research to inform and shape fiscal policies for health globally. According to the study, Bangladesh got an overall score of 2.38 out of 5 possible points, which is slightly higher than the global average (2.07), but there is abundant room to improve when compared to the top performing countries (4.63).
Tax on cigarette: India doesn’t tax them enough, below best international practices, says report
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India got an overall score of 1.88 out of 5 possible points, which is slightly better than the South-East Asia average (1.82), but lower than the global average (2.07) and scores of top performing countries (4.63), a Tobacconomic report said.
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India had significantly improved its score on cigarette taxation policy.
MUMBAI: Amidst all the cacophony of smokers cribbing about rising prices in India, the country’s tax burden on cigarettes is far below the standard of best international practice, a study has shown.
India got an overall score of 1.88 out of 5 possible points, which is slightly better than the South-East Asia average (1.82), but lower than the global average (2.07) and scores of top performing countries (4.63), a Tobacconomic report said.