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Tobacco

Tobacco prices raised in France: an effective policy

On Tuesday, the French Social Security administration presented their new financing programme. They plan to increase cigarette prices, twice in the next year. This solution seems to be reducing the smoking rate, a positive development for most, except tobacconists. According to the 2019 Social Security financing programme, cigarette packets will be raised by 50 cents in […]En savoir plus

Laws & Regulations

Big Tobacco is critical of Agnès Buzyn’s regulatory approach

Éric Sensi-Minautier, director of communications for British American Tobacco, recently expressed some highly contentious views of the French minister for Health. In his opinion, Agnès Buzyn’s actions in the fight against tobacco have no realistic effect on smoking rates in France. For years now, the French government has been working to reduce cigarette consumption domestically. Recently, […]En savoir plus

Laws & Regulations

No social security coverage for vaping products

Tragic and avoidable deaths caused by tobacco number 73,000 per year in France, and the French government is working to strengthen anti-smoking initiatives. Among these, there is a plan to reimburse nicotine substitute products to help smokers in their efforts to quit, as announced by Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, and Minister for Health Agnès Buzyn. […]En savoir plus

Tobacco

Towards a 10€ cigarette pack in France?

The new French minister for Health, Agnès Buzyn, told the journal le Parisien that she wasn't against an increase of the price of the cigarette pack to 10€. This idea, which is fully backed by the National Anti-Smoking Committee, comes directly from Emmanual Macron's program when he was running for President.En savoir plus