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Russia to raise excise taxes on gasoline, alcohol, tobacco
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Excise taxes on gasoline, tobacco and alcohol will be raised, the Russian finance minister said on Friday.
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Tobacco farms feel pinch of taxation
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As we all know, Pennsylvania has a rich agricultural history. In Lancaster County and in many parts
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Riverbend says tobacco vendors in compliance
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Riverbend organizers are dismissing complaints from local health officials that tobacco vendors could be violating a federal settlement that prohibits marketing tobacco products to children.
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Paterson to Include Tobacco Taxes in Next Budget Extender
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Gov. David Paterson plans to put new taxes on tobacco products into his latest budget extender, due to be voted on Monday. Paterson’s budget director, Robert Megna, says the governor will ask the….
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Health Department Concerns About Tobacco Vendors At Riverbend
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The Hamilton County Health Department is concerned about the tobacco vendors at Riverbend. It says they’re in violation of the Master Settlement Agreement by advertising and distributing products in the presence of children and teens. Friends of the Festival say this is not the case. WDEF News 12′s Mandy Odom explains. read more
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New Tobacco Regulations to Take Effect
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A year after Tobacco Control Act signed, American Cancer Society lauds latest restrictions.
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Crackdown on tobacco ads, sales starting next week
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New restrictions on the sale and marketing of tobacco products go into effect Tuesday, exactly one year after Congress gave the U.S. Food and Drug Administration unprecedented authority to regulate the tobacco industry.The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act take effect June 22. Provisions include: a ban on use of the words “light,” “low” or “mild” in cigarette advertising or …
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Government Tobacco Control Policies Have Instant Impact On Motivating Young People To Stop Smoking
Government-enacted tobacco control policies significantly increase the number of young people seeking advice to quit smoking according new data presented at the World Congress of Cardiology (WCC) Scientific Sessions in Beijing, China. The introduction of smoke-free legislation in Hong Kong in 2007 stimulated a 27.7 per cent increase in the number of calls to a Youth Quitline and a 27.5 per cent …
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Tobacco firm questions DOH order (3:46 p.m.)
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MANILA — A health group scored tobacco company Fortune Tobacco Corp. read more
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Tobacco firm questions DOH order (3:46 p.m.)
Posted by: | CommentsTobacco firm questions DOH order (3:46 p.m.)
MANILA — A health group scored tobacco company Fortune Tobacco Corp. read more
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