Cigarettes are subject to a tax of 0.16 per cigarette + 15% of the maximum retail price, which results in a minimum tax of 0.16 per cigarette, depending on the retail price (Ministry of Finance, 2023)
The direct health expenditure on treating tobacco related diseases alone accounts for 5.3% of total private and public health spending in India in a year a drain on both the public health system and the economy, which no country can afford
Since 2007, they have promoted electronic cigarettes, known generically as Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS)
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Proponents Amendment 72s proponents include a wide array of health organizations, including the American Cancer Society, American Lung Association, American Heart Association and Colorado Medical Society