In article ,
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Mike Barnes wrote:
http://ash.org.uk/files/documents/ASH_121.pdf

"Smoking is a health problem, the costs of which include sickness,
pain, grief and misery. But tobacco use also imposes a significant
economic burden on society. In addition to the direct medical costs
of treating tobacco-induced illnesses there are other indirect costs
including loss of productivity, fire damage and environmental harm
from cigarette litter and destructive farming practices. The total
burden caused by tobacco products more than outweighs any economic
benefit from their manufacture and sale."

But doesn't mention the taxation revenue.

Which BTW is some 12 billion. That article puts the costs to the NHS at
2.7 billion.

And hardly an unbiased viewpoint.

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