Friday, September 16, 2016

A Campaign To Sign A Petition Urging Government To Increase Tobacco Tax Has Began

A campaign of signing a public petition to urge the government to implement the decision taken on increasing the tax imposed on tobacco related products by 90 percent, has began today(16) near the public bus stand at Anuradhapura.

An organization called "Pudina Mal" comprising with relatives of those who died and fallen criticaly ill as a result of smoking has organized this campaign it has been reported.

After the petition signed by the people around the country it is due to hand over to the President Maithripala Sirisena.

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