As the Greek government continues to raise tobacco-products taxes as part of the austerity measures demanded by international lenders, it is having to expend more effort on trying to stem the growing tide of the Read More
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January 21, 2014
Legislation that would impose standardized packaging on tobacco sold in Ireland is not fit for purpose, according to the smokers’ group Forest Eireann. In a submission to the Oireachtas (parliamentary) Joint Committee on Health and Read More
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January 21, 2014
A workshop on cigarette smuggling is due to be held at the European Parliament tomorrow. It has been organized by the Policy Department D on Budgetary Affairs and will be staged at the Altiero Spinelli Read More
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January 21, 2014
The Finnish Grocery Trade Association believes that the recent falls in the domestic consumption of cigarettes and cigars are not down to the introduction of retail display bans in the country, according to an Esmerk Read More
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January 21, 2014
Lower tobacco product sales last year cost the Italian government €730 million in reduced taxes, according to a story in La Stampa quoting figures from the Federazione Italiana Tabaccai. In the past 10 years, tobacco sales have Read More
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January 21, 2014
The Switzerland-based Oettinger Davidoff Group has created a new wholly owned subsidiary for the Spanish market—Davidoff of Geneve Iberia, according to a story in Expansion. The setting-up of the new subsidiary followed the ending Read More
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January 21, 2014
People breaking the UAE’s new anti-tobacco law face the risk of being fined from today, according to a Khaleej Times story. Enforcement agencies across the emirates are expected to target people smoking in cars Read More
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January 17, 2014
South Korea’s National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) said yesterday that it would decide the details of its compensation suit against KT&G and other tobacco manufacturers at a board meeting on Jan. 24, according Read More
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January 17, 2014
Japan Tobacco Inc.’s domestic cigarette sales volume during December, at 10.4 billion, was increased by 1.1 percent on that of December 2012, 10.3 billion, according to preliminary figures issued by the company today. The December 2012 figure was down Read More
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January 17, 2014
India’s tobacco and tobacco products exports are expected to have earned INR50 billion in the financial year to the end of March, 29 percent more than was earned during the year to the end of Read More
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