Government impacts

on
tobacco industry
 IINTRODUCTION
• What is a tobacco industry?

• Growing conditions of the plant

• Native

• Process and its purpose

 GOVERNMENT INTREVENTIONS
1. Taxation

• Increase in the prices of products

• Reduction in consumption

• Study results
2.Clean indoor air laws

• Prohibits smoking at public places

• Reduces chance to smoke

• Makes smoking less attractive

• Harms of ETS to non smokers

3.Advertising restrictions

• TV’s, radio, billboards, etc.

• Limits promotions to youths

4.Product labelling

• Information about the products

• Smoking causes cancer, usage of

tobacco leads to health issues, etc
5.Mass media policies

• Anti-tobacco campaigns

• Spreading awareness through all

sources of media

• Per capita consumption reduced as

high as 4%
6.School educational programs

• Educating students about the harms of

smoking

• Led to decline in consumption rate

among youngsters
7.Youth access enforcement

• Prohibits sales to minors

• Compliance checks, penalties,

bans
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