NZ Tobacco Taxes Successfully Push Smokers to Quit
A research published by The Quit Group indicates that many more smokers have been trying to quit since April’s increase in taxes on tobacco. Figures indicate that the proportion of New...
Options for Malawi tobacco growers
“Africa has got the environment to grow whatever it wants to grow; it doesn’t have to be tobacco. Where you grow tobacco you can grow some other profitable commodities as well.”...
Philip Morris International (PMI) Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend of $0.58 Per Share
The Board of Directors of Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE / Euronext Paris: PM) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.58 per common share, payable on July 9, 2010, to stockholders...
Quit Smoking Without Gaining Weight
Many smokers rate the fear of weight gain as their number-one barrier to quitting. They worry that the weight they gain may be a greater risk than their present smoking...
Rochester airport fires up cigars to stoke business
David Damelio, director of the Greater Rochester International Airport, enjoys a good cigar — and has charged thousands of dollars worth of them to the county-run airport in the name...
Small Cigarette Packs Invade Bulgarian Market
The international cigarette maker “Marlboro” will introduce on the Bulgarian market cigarette boxes with 10 pieces each, instead of the common 20. The information is listed in the tobacco products...
Spain Raises Tax On Cigarettes
The tax on cigarettes will nearly quadruple, and the tax on cigars, pipe tobacco and snuff will a little more than double. Palace not keen on higher taxes on cigarettes...
Tobacco Display Legislation Introduced in Parliament
Associate Health Minister, Tariana Turia has said that there is a need to get more serious about the risks of smoking and the harms caused by smoking. Therefore, legislation was today...