Smoking causes lung cancer, respiratory disease and heart disease as well as numerous cancers in other organs including the lip, mouth, throat, bladder, kidney, stomach, liver and cervix
The revenue from these taxes is unstable, due to the steadily decreasing number of smokers and widespread smuggling
And that means the fewer children will take up smoking, and that means that fewer lives will be lost to dependence on tobacco. Harpal Kumar, Cancer Research UKs chief executive, also welcomed the move
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1992 Ballot Petition In November 1992, a state ballot petition increased the cigarette tax 25 (from 21 to 51) and directed the state to spend some of the increased revenue on health education including an anti-smoking campaign