Tobacco price cap could raise billions and improve public health

Tobacco price cap could raise billions and improve public health

The UK could raise up to £4.9 billion over five years and significantly improve public health by capping tobacco prices and increasing taxes.

Tobacco company levy could raise up to £4.9 billion and prevent 10,000 hospital admissions, study suggests

Research published by the University of Bath Tobacco Control Research Group and the University of Sheffield's Addictions Research Group provides the first real-world modeling of a proposed "polluter pays" tobacco levy scheme.