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(23rd November 2020)
Tobacco prematurely kills 50% of its users and 20,000 Sri Lankans per year. It is also a major determinant of poverty at individual, household and community levels, contributing to the vicious cycles of under nutrition and lower economic productivity. The World Hea... [read more]
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The Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS) conducted a tobacco control research study ‘‘Elasticity Estimates for Cigarettes in Sri Lanka’ – the findings inform that although cigarette prices have gone up over time, cigarettes are still affordable for smokers as tax increases h... [read more]
