Shogun Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 No, it doesn't. Tax revenue is about 3 times the cost of treatment. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't try to discourage smoking. Some one suffering from C O P D or emphysema can hang around for years costing tens of thousands of pound far out weighing the tax revenue gathered from there smoking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tam1 Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Yes and they hold the stinky thing away from there own face so it blows straight into my face, many a times Iv'e had augments with smokers about doing that,just imagine its a nice sunny day you take your pint and your food out side and some stinking smoker comes and sits next to you not very appetizing to say the least. As I've said before smokers sit outside because we can't smoke inside, you can't have it both ways, not yet anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shogun Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Don't sit in the smoking area then You can't have it both ways No mate they always come and sit next to me you can put a bet on that one . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shogun Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 As I've said before smokers sit outside because we can't smoke inside, you can't have it both ways, not yet anyway. I don't think it will be long before they ban smoking outside as well, hopefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guzzrate Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 No mate they always come and sit next to me you can put a bet on that one . Popular bloke then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Some one suffering from C O P D or emphysema can hang around for years costing tens of thousands of pound far out weighing the tax revenue gathered from there smoking. The figures from the government say otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteM01 Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 The figures from the government say otherwise. http://www.policyexchange.org.uk/images/publications/pdfs/Cough_Up_-_March__10.pdf Net loss to the UK of £3bn per annum from smoking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiderweb Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 im must say iv just come back from skeggy..and whent in the local pubs,my hubby paid an average of £1.40-£1.80 for stones,and in our wmc club its £2.45 per pint...the pubs at skeggy most are seasonal so they must make money to keep em going..around sheffield they just rob us blind out for the kill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tam1 Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 http://www.policyexchange.org.uk/images/publications/pdfs/Cough_Up_-_March__10.pdf Net loss to the UK of £3bn per annum from smoking... Don't argue with Cyclone over fact and figures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/459157.stm In the UK, the tobacco industry generated over £10bn in tax revenue in 1998, http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/cigarette_tax_receipts_v_cost_of Freedom of information request to the department of health. costs the British taxpayer more than£1.7billion a year in treatment bills alone Medical journal analysis http://www.ecancermedicalscience.com/news-insider-news.asp?itemId=311 New research has revealed that the cost to the NHS in England of treating smoking related illness reached £2.7 billion a year by 2007 ... Current UK tax revenue from tobacco is around £10 billion. Seems to be pretty clear cut that tax revenue is higher than the cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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