Big Tobacco accused of new smokescreen

Cigarette firms have been taken down once again over their absence of compliance with new plain packaging regulations just day before the law becomes operational. Health Minister Tanya Plibersek is requiring two industry giants – Imperial Tobacco and British American Tobacco – take away ringed watermarking from their cigarette paper that seem to make their

Switzerland to Raise Tobacco Tax in 2013

In the course of a current sitting, the Swiss Federal Council gathered to discuss the ideas to raise the tax imposed on cigarettes and on other tobacco products in the Confederation from April 1, 2013. For that reason, the price of a packet of cigarettes is to increase by CHF0.10. A 50 gram packet of