Smokers save Governments money on healthcare, because they die earlier. "According to the research, a person of normal weight costs on average £210,000 over th

Smokers save Governments money on healthcare, because they die earlier. "According to the research, a person of normal weight costs on average £210,000 over their lifetime, a smoker just £165,000 and an obese person £187,000." https://taxfoundation.org/new-study-shows-smokers-and-obese-actually-save-government-health-care-costs/#:~:text=New%20Study%20Shows%20Smokers%20and%20Obese%20Actually%20Save%20Government%20on%20Health%20Care%20Costs,-February%205%2C%202008&text=By%20contrast%20smokers%20%E2%80%93%20who%20pour,they%20tend%20to%20die%20younger https://taxfoundation.org/new-study-shows-smokers-and-obese-.... By this logic, there should be no tax (or indeed a subsidy) on cigarettes.