They revealed four-point proposal on Sunday saying these will help the government save lives by reducing the number of smokers and consumers of other tobacco products. The four proposals are:>> Introducing a two-tier pricing system in place of four tiers so that the customers cannot switch between slabs and brands. >> Increase the price of smokeless tobacco such as jarda and gul. >> Impose a 3 percent surcharge on retail prices of all tobacco products. Anti-tobacco groups ACD and YPSA, Dhaka Ahsania Mission, National Heart Foundation, TABINAJ and BITA made the proposals in a joint initiative by PROGGA and Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance or ATMA.

Source: bd News24 May 17, 2020 23:37 UTC