EUROPEAN COMMISSION EXTENDS TOBACCO INFORMATION FUND
February 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission has proposed extending the life of the European Union's (EU) Community Tobacco Fund for two more years, up until 2009, when it will probably expire. The fund - which has helped pay for the EU's 'HELP - for a life without tobacco' campaign - receives 5% of the EU's annual direct payment budget for tobacco producers. But the tobacco fund was only authorised to receive this earmarked money until 2007, financing information policies to improve public awareness of the harmful effects of tobacco consumption. Under a new ...
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