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This is alarming considering that Uttarakhand, Haryana and West Bengal are states with bidi consumption well above the national average.1 Taxation on smokeless products was even more heterogeneous, with central excise levies based on the manufacturing capacity of packaging machines, which is arbitrarily set on the presumed number of hours the machine is operational, and can be easily circumvented.32 Further, the multiplicity of taxes on the plethora of smokeless products makes tax administration and governance difficult.9 For all tobacco products, wide variation of VAT rates across states promotes illicit trade and interstate smuggling, making harmonisation of taxes critical
The analysis shows that the regulation of e-cigarettes is an area in which -more than ever- one can see the tension between guaranteeing fundamental freedoms (including self-determination) and the strengthening of a paternalistic nanny state compressing individual liberties in the name of a generic and ill-defined common good
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During a coalition rally at the Indiana Statehouse on Thursday, pediatrician Emily Scott gave reasons for Indiana lawmakers to raise the price per pack
