Tobacco Should Have Tax Levies Say’s WHO
Tobacco is a plant with leaves that have high levels of the addictive chemical nicotine. It is mostly found in cigarettes, pipes, and cigars, and is used around the world. It may be smoked (in cigarettes, cigars, and pipes), applied to the gums (as dipping and chewing tobacco), or inhaled (as snuff). When you smoke tobacco in cigarettes, cigars or pipes, you absorb toxic and cancer-causing chemicals that affect your health. The World Health Organisation(WHO) has called on African Governments to impose environmental tax levies on tobacco across value and supply chains, including production, processing, distribution, sales, consumption, and waste management. The...
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