Proposal to Permanently Ban Tobacco Sales to People Born in 2010 and Later - Vietnam Insider
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Speaking at the discussion session, delegate Nguyen Hai Long - Da Nang City National Assembly Delegation - proposed raising the age for purchasing tobacco to 21, following a roadmap of 19, 20, and 21 years old; each effective from January 1st of each year, starting in 2028. Completing the legal framework on preventing and controlling the harmful effects of tobacco; Draft regulations prohibiting the display of tobacco products: A sufficiently lon…
Members of Parliament have proposed adding a regulation prohibiting the sale and supply of tobacco products to people born on or after January 1, 2010, effective from 2028.
"I hope the National Assembly will decide to make me hated by as many tobacco companies as possible, because the more they hate me, the less helplessness parents will feel, and the fewer lifelong addictions our young people will suffer," Representative Nguyen Hai Long stated.
(Dan Tri Newspaper) - Although he acknowledged that his proposal would be disliked by tobacco companies, Representative Nguyen Hai Long hoped that the National Assembly would decide to raise the age for purchasing cigarettes from 18 to 21 so that many parents would feel less helpless.
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