They say the existing tobacco tax structure is hardly playing any role towards achieving a tobacco-free BangladeshAnti-tobacco activists have called for effective tax and price measures in the upcoming national budget for a Bangladesh free from the health menace. They say the existing tobacco tax structure is hardly playing any role towards achieving a tobacco-free BangladeshEconomists, journalists, and public health experts discussed the issues during a virtual roundtable titled "Tobacco-Free Bangladesh: The Need for Strong Tobacco Tax and Price Measures", organised by PROGGA, or Knowledge for Progress, and Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance or ATMA. This is because of the “faulty” tobacco tax structure. Economist Qazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmad, convenor of the National Anti-Tobacco Platform, said: "There is no alternative to strong tobacco tax and price measures to achieve a tobacco-free Bangladesh. The speakers also said that the implementation of the budget proposals would generate Tk 100 billion as additional revenue.

Source: bd News24 May 22, 2024 18:59 UTC