Aiming to Prevent New Cancer Cases, ESMO Calls for Increased Minimum EU Excise Duty Rates on Tobacco Products in its Response to the Public Consultation on the Tobacco Taxation Directive

With tobacco taxation being recognised by both the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank as one of the most effective tools for reducing tobacco use, ESMO considers it essential that robust taxation policies are put in place aimed at lowering smoking rates and reducing preventable cancer cases linked to tobacco.

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