There is a Better Way !

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 :

Going Up  in  Smoke ? 

https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2013/08/going-up-in-smoke.html

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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