Sin Tax / Gunah Tax

[Muhammad Omar]

Tobacco is regulated in EU...In EU you are not allowed to advertise Tobacco products!!

Yes, NON MUSLIM countries banned advertising it so as to discourage it!

Tobacco advertising ban takes effect 31 July
Markos Kyprianou, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection, today welcomed the entry into effect of the EU’s Tobacco Advertising Directive on 31 July. Passed by the European Parliament and Council in 2003 (see: IP/02/1788), the Directive bans tobacco advertising in the print media, on radio and over the internet. It also prohibits tobacco sponsorship of cross-border cultural and sporting events. Though most EU countries have either passed the necessary laws or are in the process of passing them, it is not clear that all will do so by 31 July. In a separate development, the European Commission has adopted a report on the implementation of the Tobacco Products Directive.

Commenting on implementation of the Tobacco Advertising Directive, Commissioner Kyprianou said: “Banning tobacco advertising is one of the most effective ways of reducing smoking. This Directive will save lives and reduce the number of Europeans who suffer from smoking related illnesses.”

According to a World Bank study[1] advertising bans can reduce smoking prevalence by up to 7% The WHO’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, for which the EU recently completed its ratification (see MEX/05/0630), has as one of its objectives a world-wide ban on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship. Around 650,000 people die each year in the EU from smoking related diseases, so even a small decrease in smoking prevalence has the potential to save thousands of lives.

The 2003 Tobacco Advertising Directive applies only to advertising and sponsorship with a cross-border dimension. Advertising in cinemas and on billboards or using merchandising (e.g. ash trays or parasols) therefore falls outside its scope. So too does tobacco sponsorship at events which are purely local, with participants coming from only one Member State.

Tobacco advertising on television has been banned in the EU since the early 1990s, and is governed by the TV Without Frontiers Directive.

The 2003 Directive was passed using the EU’s powers to regulate its internal market. By the 1990s differing national rules on tobacco advertising and sponsorship were becoming a barrier to the free movement between Member States of the products and services carrying them. In 1998 the EU attempted to resolve this problem by passing a directive banning all forms of tobacco advertising and sponsorship. This directive was annulled by the European Court of Justice in 2001, which ruled that a total ban went beyond the EU’s powers. However, the Court stated that the EU could legitimately introduce a more limited ban on tobacco advertising and sponsorship. The 2003 Directive adheres strictly to the limits laid down by the Court in its 2001 judgement.

Tobacco Report

The report on implementation of the Tobacco Products Directive found its provisions on health warnings and maximum tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide are being respected. However, public authorities have a very incomplete picture of the ingredients being used in cigarettes, their functions and their health effects on consumers, mainly due to incomplete disclosure of information by tobacco companies. A consultation on how to make the disclosure rules on additives more effective will be launched in the autumn.

Further information
See MEMO/05/274

http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-05-1013_en.htm?locale=en


Government plans to impose “Sin tax” on cigarettes, tobacco
December 4, 2018

Samaa Digital

File photo: AFP

The government is planning to collect billions of rupees by imposing new taxes on cigarettes and tobacco, Health Minister Aamir Kiyani said Tuesday.

We will table a bill to impose a “Gunah tax” or “sin tax” on tobacco and packets of cigarettes soon, the minister said.

He said that the government will earn billions of rupees through new taxes, adding that the money will be spent on the health sector.

Kiyani said that the government is considering imposing a tax of Rs5 to 15 on a pack of cigarettes

https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/12/government-plans-to-impose-sin-tax-on-cigarettes-tobacco/

I know sir the money will be spend on health sector

Also they will start Health Insurance policy as well

 

[El Sidd]

I know sir the money will be spend on health sector

Also they will start Health Insurance policy as well

I know a guy whose selling Chicken gives you Cancer theory too

 

[Dubious]

I know sir the money will be spend on health sector

Also they will start Health Insurance policy as well

You didnt have an article and source so I put it up

 

[Valar.]

You didnt have an article and source so I put it up

How kind of you, Madam.

Now while you are at it, put an article about smuggled cigarettes in Pakistan and how they hurt our economy.

 

[Valar.]

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ok

Your comment will be deleted and mine will be edited

 

[BATMAN]

Yes, NON MUSLIM countries banned advertising it so as to discourage it!

Not allowed to advertise in various Muslim countries too.

 

[Dubious]

then allow wine shops like Sindh Baluchistan you idiots

Tobacco is regulated in EU...In EU you are not allowed to advertise Tobacco products!!

Yes, NON MUSLIM countries banned advertising it so as to discourage it!

Tobacco advertising ban takes effect 31 July
Markos Kyprianou, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection, today welcomed the entry into effect of the EU’s Tobacco Advertising Directive on 31 July. Passed by the European Parliament and Council in 2003 (see: IP/02/1788), the Directive bans tobacco advertising in the print media, on radio and over the internet. It also prohibits tobacco sponsorship of cross-border cultural and sporting events. Though most EU countries have either passed the necessary laws or are in the process of passing them, it is not clear that all will do so by 31 July. In a separate development, the European Commission has adopted a report on the implementation of the Tobacco Products Directive.

Commenting on implementation of the Tobacco Advertising Directive, Commissioner Kyprianou said: “Banning tobacco advertising is one of the most effective ways of reducing smoking. This Directive will save lives and reduce the number of Europeans who suffer from smoking related illnesses.”

According to a World Bank study[1] advertising bans can reduce smoking prevalence by up to 7% The WHO’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, for which the EU recently completed its ratification (see MEX/05/0630), has as one of its objectives a world-wide ban on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship. Around 650,000 people die each year in the EU from smoking related diseases, so even a small decrease in smoking prevalence has the potential to save thousands of lives.

The 2003 Tobacco Advertising Directive applies only to advertising and sponsorship with a cross-border dimension. Advertising in cinemas and on billboards or using merchandising (e.g. ash trays or parasols) therefore falls outside its scope. So too does tobacco sponsorship at events which are purely local, with participants coming from only one Member State.

Tobacco advertising on television has been banned in the EU since the early 1990s, and is governed by the TV Without Frontiers Directive.

The 2003 Directive was passed using the EU’s powers to regulate its internal market. By the 1990s differing national rules on tobacco advertising and sponsorship were becoming a barrier to the free movement between Member States of the products and services carrying them. In 1998 the EU attempted to resolve this problem by passing a directive banning all forms of tobacco advertising and sponsorship. This directive was annulled by the European Court of Justice in 2001, which ruled that a total ban went beyond the EU’s powers. However, the Court stated that the EU could legitimately introduce a more limited ban on tobacco advertising and sponsorship. The 2003 Directive adheres strictly to the limits laid down by the Court in its 2001 judgement.

Tobacco Report

The report on implementation of the Tobacco Products Directive found its provisions on health warnings and maximum tar, nicotine and carbon monoxide are being respected. However, public authorities have a very incomplete picture of the ingredients being used in cigarettes, their functions and their health effects on consumers, mainly due to incomplete disclosure of information by tobacco companies. A consultation on how to make the disclosure rules on additives more effective will be launched in the autumn.

Further information
See MEMO/05/274

http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP-05-1013_en.htm?locale=en

 

[BATMAN]

Sin tax is quite interesting concept.
Are we looking forward to have Sin tax on hira mandi as well?

 

[El Sidd]

Your comment will be deleted and mine will be edited

Probably

But the government cannot punish sin. They cannot duplicate God.

Smoking is sin but dealing in riba is virtue that i can Open a Bank at leisure and ease.

 

[Hyde]

Sin Tax is a very bad name for tax. It indicates like the sin is now Halal after they have paid the due tax on it

The government may increase tax on tobacco products if need be but we don't need to name it after Sin

 

[Crystal-Clear]

Can I be exempted from this sin tax if I am minority non Muslim? Or now Muslims decide what is sin for others?

only if you guarantee that tha smoke u exhale wont inhaled by others.

 

[Valar.]

only if you guarantee that tha smoke u exhale wont inhaled by others.

Reminds me of farting law in florida.
https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-Florida-law-about-farting

 

[Village life]

Name of tax should be changed,, it sounds like peoples will start thinking that after taxation every sin is some what legal and tolerate able , should name it health tax etc,or smoking pinalty etc

 

[Nefarious]

20 pack of B&H gold here is £12. Pointless nasty habit. Don't even give you a buzz.

 

[fitpOsitive]

Govt decided to impose “Sin (Gunnah) Tax” on Cigarettes Tobacco and Soft Drinks. Government will impose tax of Rs. 5 to Rs. 15 on each packet of Cigarettes

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Are you joking bro?