Plan to slash smoking in England is backed by the evidence, but it could go even further
If smoking tobacco was invented today, there is little doubt it would be made illegal. The harm it does is simply too great.
If smoking tobacco was invented today, there is little doubt it would be made illegal. The harm it does is simply too great.
Economics & Business
Jun 13, 2022
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It's easy to assume that public health measures, such as taxing unhealthy foods, are most successful when they are based on the best available evidence. However, research suggests that evidence-based policy-making doesn't ...
Economics & Business
Nov 4, 2021
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When an excise tax hike was levied on cigarettes, New York City taxi drivers who smoked were one and a half times more likely to cheat their customers by overcharging the fare than those who didn't smoke. That finding comes ...
Economics & Business
Aug 23, 2021
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A new UCSF analysis has found that a state ballot initiative to increase the cigarette tax would create about 12,000 jobs and nearly $2 billion in new economic activity in California.
Economics & Business
Feb 6, 2012
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(AP) -- The Supreme Court has ruled against New York City in its effort to use federal racketeering law to sue Internet cigarette sellers for lost tax revenue.
Business
Jan 25, 2010
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