stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 年前New Zealand scraps world-first smoking ‘generation ban’ to fund tax cutswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square152fedilinkarrow-up1491arrow-down17file-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1484arrow-down1external-linkNew Zealand scraps world-first smoking ‘generation ban’ to fund tax cutswww.theguardian.comstopthatgirl7@kbin.social to World News@lemmy.ml · 1 年前message-square152fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
Health experts say axing plan to block sales of tobacco products to next generation will cost thousands of lives
minus-squareTheMetaleeklinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·1 年前Actually, a LOT of studies do show that no, in most countries, taxes are far from enough to cover the cost of tobacco induced diseases.
minus-squareSkippingRelax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down4·1 年前They are from Australia. The taxes on one single packet of cigarettes could fund the construction of a new hospital.
minus-squarekaffiene@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 年前NZ taxes are higher and it doesn’t cover the costs here, either
Actually, a LOT of studies do show that no, in most countries, taxes are far from enough to cover the cost of tobacco induced diseases.
They are from Australia. The taxes on one single packet of cigarettes could fund the construction of a new hospital.
NZ taxes are higher and it doesn’t cover the costs here, either