Triple Tax on Cigarettes Could Save 200 Million Lives

A new review claims that tripling taxes on cigarettes around the world could reduce the number of smokers by one-third and prevent 200 million premature deaths caused due to diseases worsened by smoking.Such a large tax increase would double the street price of cigarettes in some countries and narrow the price gap between the cheapest and most expensive cigarettes, which would encourage people to stop smoking rather than switch to a cheaper brand and help young people not to ...