Silentbob Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 This includes the cost to the NHS of treating diseases caused by smoking in England which is approximately £2 billion a year. Including VAT, total tobacco revenue is around £12.3bn annually. This does not take into account the massive and widespread loss of income from fake/smuggled tobacco. so 10x > 6x more brought in than spent.....not exactly wildly inaccurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 But surely much more important than the money is the health and future of a child. Exposing a child to tobacco smoke and the sight of adults smoking just has to be wrong. I wonder how many people addicted to tobacco would be happy to see their own kids become addicted because of what their parents had done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted June 4, 2015 Share Posted June 4, 2015 The figures are misleading. There are many and varied reasons...such as since 2007 at least a 1% drop in the number (population) of smokers, massive increases in tax. It's not just about public places. An 11 year old mathematics student could work that out. There is so much propaganda on both sides of the smoking issue...neither side can be believed anymore IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmanx Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 There is so much propaganda on both sides of the smoking issue...neither side can be believed anymore IMO. Smoking is bad for the smoker and those around them. What else do we need to discuss? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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