CZECH GOVERNMENT PUSHES AGGRESSIVELY AGAINST HIGH SMOKING RATES
January 1st, 2011
BY MARK ROWE
Czech government pushes aggressively against high smoking rates
The Czech government is using tax increases and smoking restrictions to reduce smoking. It has particular concern about high youth smoking rates. However, the Czech Republic remains a stable and high value market for tobacco majors.
THE RECESSION, combined with an increasingly vigorous government approach to taxation, has forced major tobacco manufacturers selling product in the Czech Republic to re-think their marketing policies in the past 12-18 months.
This medium-sized market ...
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