Wasteful spending on tobacco

It was shocking to read that 20 million Pakistani people spend two billion rupees on tobacco every year. The amount is very big. It can be controlled if government imposes more taxes on tobacco. This will help in decreasing tobacco users and will also generate more money for government which can be added in health budget. MUBASHIR MAHMOOD, Karachi, June 11.

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