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Article de Périodique
Why combating tobacco smuggling is a priority (2008)
Auteur(s) :
WEST, R. ;
TOWNSEND, J. ;
JOOSSENS, L. ;
ARNOTT, D. ;
LEWIS, S.
Année
2008
Page(s) :
1028-1029 ; a1933
Langue(s) :
Anglais
ISBN :
1468-5833
Refs biblio. :
14
Domaine :
Tabac / Tobacco / e-cigarette
Discipline :
MAR (Marchés / Markets)
Résumé :
Smuggled tobacco accounts for a sizeable proportion of consumption in the United Kingdom. Despite this, the UK dropped public targets for reducing tobacco smuggling in March this year. Responsibility for border controls is being passed from Her Majestys Revenue and Customs to the new Border Agency, which has been asked to publish a strategy for tackling smuggling before this years prebudget report. We present figures highlighting the serious effects of tobacco smuggling and suggest that the strategy should increase the effort and resources dedicated to reducing it. (Extract of the publication)
Affiliation :
Cancer Research UK Health Behaviour Research Centre, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, London, UK
Cote :
A03817