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In the short term yes, in the long term governments lose money due to chronic diseases caused by tobacco Smoking costs the NHS £2Bn/year while tobacco raises £
by gaius 9y ago
In the short term yes, in the long term governments lose money due to chronic diseases caused by tobacco
Smoking costs the NHS £2Bn/year while tobacco raises £12Bn/year in taxes, and smokers are less of a pension liability too.
Noone wants to talk about what happens when smoking is eradicated and a huge chunk of tax just vanishes overnight...
- ZeroGravitas 9y agoThis fact check gives estimates between 3 and 6 billion a year in direct health costs and possibly 14 billion in wider costs including e.g. missed work days due to illness and responding to more fires. https://fullfact.org/economy/does-smoking-cost-much-it-makes-treasury/ https://fullfact.org/economy/does-smoking-cost-much-it-makes...
- DanBC 9y ago> Smoking costs the NHS £2Bn/year while tobacco raises £12Bn/year in taxes, If you ask the tobacco industry. They have a lousy track record, so you can understand people who don't believe them. Also, note this is a dubious claim in the UK with a > 80% tax rate, it's even shakier in countries with a lower tax rate.