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Date Posted: 05:10:56 06/26/25 Thu
Author: Curious
Author Host/IP: 49.196.176.90
Subject: The Anti's chickens have come home to roost...

"Smokers in the Netherlands pay more for cigarettes than almost anywhere else in the European Union – and the country hiked taxes again last year, to the delight of public health and anti-smoking advocates.

But new research indicates that raising tobacco taxes may no longer work in small, wealthy countries where people can easily cross borders to load up on cheaper products abroad.

After the Netherlands increased prices by 24 per cent on cigarettes and 45 per cent on rolling tobacco in 2024, about 7 per cent of smokers quit, according to the analysis from the Dutch public health agency.

Meanwhile, 22 per cent of smokers cut down on cigarettes and 14 per cent switched to a cheaper brand."

https://www.msn.com/en-au/health/medical/the-netherlands-hiked-cigarette-taxes-to-get-smokers-to-quit-many-are-buying-tobacco-abroad-instead/ar-AA1GVAHZ

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