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    Health proposes a proposal to Parliament to tax tobacco products and cigarettes

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    Post by Rocky Wed 29 May 2019, 5:43 am

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    BAGHDAD - 
    The Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday a proposal for parliament to impose taxes on tobacco products and cigarettes. 
    "The Ministry of Health has made great efforts to tax tobacco, in coordination with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Society for Combating Tuberculosis and Organ Diseases," said Thamer al-Hilfi, WHO official for chronic diseases and tobacco control. 
    He pointed out that "the ministry raised a proposal to the House of Representatives to impose a tax of 500 dinars per pack of cigarettes, the same amount for each product weighing 20 grams of tobacco, as well as placing warning signs on each packet to enter the country not less than 50 percent of its size, Approval of the proposal during the second half of this year. "
    "On the occasion of World Anti-Smoking Day, which falls on May 31 every year, a campaign will be launched on the dangers of tobacco," said Halafy. "In 2015, only 20 percent of tobacco users were present, but the number has increased markedly using smoking and (waterpipe) electronic cigarette in cafes, restaurants and ages of small, returned Iraq , the only country after North Korea, which Evrd taxes on tobacco. 
    and that "the Ministry of Health has completed the national survey of tobacco use for school students aged 12 to 15 years during the last month included All portfolios And the Kurdistan region, a national questionnaire to be held every five years, noting that the results of the questionnaire is not over yet, which will be relied upon to find out the latest epidemiological developments of tobacco among school students.
    "The second official of the chronic diseases program that" the second of June next, will see the launch of the national campaign to combat tobacco in Iraq, "pointing out that" the decision to impose taxes requires a campaign of support to accelerate the adoption by the House of Representatives, and there are those who may stand against the campaign to promote The idea that the decision against the national industry or that it encourages the smuggling of tobacco, which requires high public acclaim. " 
    "Global statistics confirm that more than 8 million people die every year from tobacco use, 1 million smoke from smoking, and smokers with lung cancer are 22 percent more likely than others," he said. By 2030, is one of the most important goals of the recently adopted sustainable development goals. "


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