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Ministry proposes 2pc health tax on tobacco items [1]

The health ministry has proposed that the finance ministry should introduce health tax in the forthcoming budget to control tobacco use.

A ministry official said that the

Publication Date: 
11/05/2011
New Age (Bangladesh) [2]
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Bangladesh [3], Health Effects [4], Tobacco [5], Health Care [6], Diseases [7]
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