Why...........?

Question

Don't all the smokers who think that the country makes loads of tax money off the sales of cigarettes,realize that smoking is costing more in health care.I think that the government should have put up the legal age to buy them to 21

No i gave up,easier to stop than start.

that was gash not ash

could be a politician!tax revinue 05-06£8000million exc vat.Cost to health care £1.5billion ayear .Cost to industry£400million.Reducing smoking net benefit £2.5-£2.7billion per annum

Answer 1

I have heard this before, What they are in fact saying is that I want to commit slow suicide so that the government can rake in more tax from me. That is one of the reasons why I have come to regards smokers as mugs. Your idea of increasing the age limit for the purchase of cigarettes is a non starter. You only have to see the problems publicans and tobacconists have now with age limits because many under age people look a lot older than they are

Answer 2

Yeah, it has to be a slow transition though. If smokers suddenly all stopped buying cigarettes, then the NHS wouldn't have the money to treat current cases. The government is currently trying to get people to give up slowly to balance the losses and gains in money coming in. If smoking had never been invented then the NHS would be better off, but it was invented and now we need the smokers help by paying tax to solve the problem in the longrun.

Answer 3

it may cause a rise in health care, but no where near as much as the tax made on selling tobacco. You might wanna check your facts first.

Putting up the age wont make a difference either, the legal age to buy is 16.... It wasn't hard for me to get them when I was 11 so that puts that argument down the tube!


You want facts, here ya go:

The introduction of completely smokefree indoor public places would lead to a loss of revenue to the Government of around £972 million p.a.. That's per YEAR

BUT... reductions in smoking prevalence from 28% in 1996, to 26% by 2005 and 24% by 2010 would save the NHS £1.14 billion. That's £1.14bn saved over 14 years..... I think your arguement has been thwarted my friend.