Big Brother Watch: Govt should stop viewing smokers as easy targets
Wednesday, 23, Mar 2011 03:10
Daniel Hamilton of the civil liberties group Big Brother Watch said in response to the Budget:
"Since 1999, tax on a pint of beer has increased 57%. The levy imposed on a 20 pack of cigarettes has gone up 54%. Someone drinking seven pints of beer a week is paying around £58 a year more than they did in 1999, while the cost of smoking a packet of cigarettes has increased by around £327.
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