The Department of Health (DOH) renewed its call for the passage of a bill that would increase tax on tobacco and alcoholic drinks, citing that doing so would save lives and would help fund the newly signed Universal Healthcare Act.
This research report presents an in-depth analysis of the North American e-cigarette and legal cannabis market segments
Cigarette excise taxes have been a part of state budgets for decades, but in recent years the reliance on these taxes has increased.
Cigarette excise taxes have been a part of state budgets for decades, but in recent years the reliance on these taxes has increased.
Cigarette excise taxes have been a part of state budgets for decades, but in recent years the reliance on these taxes has increased.
Cigarette excise taxes have been a part of state budgets for decades, but in recent years the reliance on these taxes has increased.
Cigarette excise taxes have been a part of state budgets for decades, but in recent years the reliance on these taxes has increased.
The waterpipe tobacco smoking and health fact sheet is adapted from the second edition of the WHO Advisory Note on waterpipe tobacco smoking
In certain areas, the European Parliament and the Council have empowered the European Commission to adopt further legislative acts to aid the implementation process of Directive 2014/40/EU.
WHO Study Group on Tobacco Product Regulation
Further jacking up the excise tax on cigarettes to P60 a pack, as proposed under a pending bill sponsored by Sen. Manny Pacquiao, will help 3.2 million Filipinos quit smoking, cutting cigarette consumption nationwide by 17 percent, the Department of Finance (DOF) said.
Vytenis Andriukaitis, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, participated at the opening session of the Interim Meeting of the Joint Action on Tobacco Control (JATC) that took place on 6-7 February in Brussels with the presence of the Ingredients Subgroup of the Expert Group in Tobacco Control.
The country’s legislators face a unique opportunity to save lives and protect the health of millions of Filipinos as they consider the proposal to increase tobacco tax.
The Senate ways and means committee starts Tuesday its public hearing on bills seeking to raise the excise tax on cigarettes to a level that will further reduce substantially smoking prevalence in the country.
New CDC data finds that more high school and middle school students are using tobacco products and that e-cigarettes, such as JUUL, are largely to blame.