Increase in tobacco tax key to success

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Increase in tobacco tax key to success

Published: 9/01/2012 at 09:00 AM
Newspaper section: News

Veteran anti-smoking advocate Prakit Vathesatogkit was recently elected secretary-general of the International Network of Health Promotion Foundations. He talks to APIRADEE TREERUTKUARKUL about his work and challenges in advancing health promotion activities around the world.

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fundeena
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Discussion 2 : 09/01/2012 at 08:17 AM2
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Put high taxes on cigarettes to help pay for your 30 baht healthcare scheme.
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Discussion 1 : 09/01/2012 at 06:36 AM1
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Cigarettes in Thailand are so cheap and can be bought singularly in many upcountry shops. Anti smoking campaigns need to give people graphic reminders of what smoking related illnesses do not only to the suffer but also their families. Looking for medication such as nicotine patches or gum outside of the capital is non existent plus the import tax on what is in the country puts it out of the reach of those who smoke the most. The government needs to get serious as a high percentage of Thai youth smoke as it is cheap and available.
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