Taxing times for tobacco

DUBAI is set to impose a 200 per cent tax on cigarettes by August, in the hope of detering smokers, and to reduce the incidence of cardiovascular disease in the country.    “We will impose the tax on tobacco by August in co-operation with the Dubai Municipality,” announced Qadhi Al Murooshid, Director General of the Dubai Health Authority on the...
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