Governments which impose lower taxes on heated tobacco products in the hope of encouraging smokers away from conventional cigarettes are effectively subsidizing the tobacco industry, missing out on much-needed tax revenues and hampering their own public health initiatives, new research from the University of Bath shows. The findings appear in the BMJ.
Lower taxes on heated tobacco products are subsidizing tobacco industry, research reveals
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