by andy@nmadesign.co.uk | Nov 25, 2024 | News Releases 2024
Campaigners have urged MPs to reject plans to ban the sale of cigarettes and other tobacco products to future generations of adults. Ahead of the second reading of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill on Tuesday (November 26), the smokers’ rights group Forest says the proposal... 
by andy@nmadesign.co.uk | Oct 30, 2024 | News Releases 2024
Simon Clark, director of the smokers’ lobby group Forest, said: “Increasing the tax on tobacco above inflation will drive even more smokers to the black market, fuelling illicit trade, and hurting legitimate retailers. “It discriminates against consumers from poorer... 
by andy@nmadesign.co.uk | Oct 1, 2024 | News Releases 2024
BUDGET 2025: Campaigners have slammed the announcement of a €1 increase on the excise duty on a packet of 20 cigarettes, and a pro-rata increase on other tobacco products. The increase will push the cost of a pack of 20 cigarettes in the most popular price category... 
by andy@nmadesign.co.uk | Aug 29, 2024 | News Releases 2024
Campaigners have vowed to fight plans to extend the public smoking ban to outdoor areas. According to the Sun, the government is ‘plotting to drastically extend the indoor smoking ban to a raft of outdoor locations’ including pub gardens, small parks, and outside... 
by andy@nmadesign.co.uk | Apr 12, 2024 | News Releases 2024
Smokers’ rights campaigners have urged MPs to reject the Government’s plan to ban the sale of tobacco to future generations of adults in the UK. In a letter sent to MPs ahead of the second reading of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill on Tuesday (April 16), Simon Clark,... 
by andy@nmadesign.co.uk | Mar 7, 2024 | News Releases 2024
Smokers’ rights campaigners have criticised the Chancellor after it was announced that the government will introduce excise duty on vaping products from October 2026, with a concurrent “one-off” increase in tobacco duty that could add 40p to the...