Yesterday's Economic Times carries an
article , titled : "No Coal with Ciggies ? Cos are in a Tizzy !
“
Apparently NDA government wants to ban
the " Paan - Beedi " shops all over the country ( numbering 2.5
million ) , to stop selling any other item if they want to sell
cigarettes !
Only exclusive “ tobacco-product shops “
or exclusive “ other items shops “ !
No mixing
One more crazy idea ? Of course !
This is no way to reduce consumption of
Cigarettes ( - to save people from tobacco induced cancer )
Here is the RIGHT WAY :
It is high time our Policy Makers think of “ long term “ solutions and give up knee-jerk approach that
ruin the livelihood of 2.5
million Pan-Beedi
shop-owners !
If we cannot create new jobs , at least can we save those 2.5
million “ self employed “ ?
By all means , if you want to
reduce consumption of cigarettes , do introduce a “ Sin Tax “ as applicable in
UAE from today , where tobacco and energy drinks will be taxed at 100 per cent
and soft drinks at 50 per cent
02 Oct
2017
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