Tuesday, June 03, 2025

The High Cost of Vietnam’s Cheap Cigarettes. Really!

Same old propaganda and demagoguery warmed up again and again by the globalists! Same old remedies, i.e. higher taxes! Those one trick ponies!

Are the high death estimates exaggerated? Most likely!

Why not encourage more people to quit etc.! Why not reward people, who gave up smoking?

"Vietnam’s tobacco products remain cheap and widely accessible compared to other countries, leading to high usage and health impacts. 
Low tax, high usage: Vietnam’s tobacco retail tax rate is just 36%, half WHO’s recommended rate of 70–75%. 

Affordability means cigarettes are easily accessible to first-time users and even children
Health burden: Tobacco use causes ~104,000 deaths annually there.
 
Reform needed: Vietnam’s health leaders are urging regular tax hikes to align with international standards."

Global Health NOW: Zambia Drags Heels on Mercury Amalgam Ban; May Recap; and Cigarettes in France: From Romanticized to Restricted


Pipe smoking. How to get high on tobacco!


Does a cigarette make you look prettier or uglier?


No comments: