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  • Category: Odisha (Orissa)

    Odisa government imposed more vat tax on tobacco products.

    According to the Global Adult Tobacco Survey, approximately 46.2% Odisa population uses tobacco in its various forms. This is not a healthy sign for any state. Consumption of tobacco increases the risk of cancer and lung diseases.
    To control tobacco consumption, Odisa government increased the vat tax on every tobacco products. The government increased the tax from 13.5% to 25%. Now after this tax, the rate of all tobacco products will be increased. This will save many lives and can give a good collection to the state government. Many anti-tobacco organisations hailed this move.
    Really, the tobacco consumers should leave tobacco before it takes their life.
    Do you feel this step will help to control tobacco consumption in that area?
    Do you have any alternate solutions for it? please share here which will helpful to save many lives.
  • #278246
    It is better to impose more and more tax on intoxicants like tobacco and liquor so that less and less people become used to these harmful products. This is the best way to reduce consumption of these dreadly items which affect the health of the population very adversely.
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  • #278250
    It is indeed a great initiative on the part of Odisha govt to have control over the tobacco consumers and this kind of tax imposition on those products is a welcome step. It has become the habit of some people to have tobacco chewing much to the irritation of non chewers and this move will pave way for active control over this menace. Most of the poor section are habituated to this tobacco chewing.
    K Mohan
    'Idhuvum Kadandhu Pogum "
    Even this challenging situation would ease

  • #278273
    The percentage of people consuming tobacco in Odisa seems to be very high. While increase in VAT is a very good step to curb the use of tobacco I feel the government should adopt some means to educate the public towards ill effects of tobacco consumption. Various NGOs in the states can also be used for this purpose. I think a combined effect of efforts of the government and NGOs can make a dent on this problem.
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  • #278277
    It is very good to give high tax for tobacco products and it can decrease the use of using such things. This will harm our inner body and can cause even death also. Control on such things will create a impact on society.
    "Earning knowledge is by sharing it with ISC and we will rectify our mistakes."


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