Speakers stress more effective tobacco taxation
Dhaka, May 23 -- Speakers at a discussion have stressed more effective tobacco taxation for achieving the goal of building a tobacco-free country by 2040 as committed by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Besides, they suggested amendments to the tobacco control act to make it further effective.
The recommendations were made at a pre-budget discussion session organised by non-government think-tank Unnayan Shamannay in Dhaka on Monday, according to a press release.
Parliamentarians, sector experts, researchers and media professionals participated in this discussion session titled 'Pre-Budget Discussion on Effective Tobacco Taxation'.
Members of Parliament R.A.M. Ubaidul Muktadir, Md. Monwar Hossain Chowdhury, Umme Fatema Nazma Begum, Shamim...
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