If The Authorities Of Tobacco Company Feels Cigarette Prices /Taxes Too High ,They Can Close The Company-Health Minister

If the Tobacco Company feels the increasing of Cigarette Prices and Taxes are too much burden to bear ,the Company bosses are free to close their Company according to the Minister Of Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Dr.Rajitha Senaratne.

If the Tobacco Company has decided to close down the Company no one will opposing it Minister has stated.

Addressing the opening ceremony of the Newly built state  Pharmacy attached to State Pharmaceutical Corporation in Gampaha(Western Provence) Health Minister has stressed that not only from the various sectors in the country even  Good Governance(Yahaplanaya)opposed his decisions on increasing Cigarette prices and taxes.

"During the previous government former President Mahinda Rajapakshe has also taken the side of  the Tobacco Company .When current President Maithripala Sirisena has decided to publish health warnings related to smoking in a Cigarette Packet by covering  80% of the surface ,former President had clearly opposed the decision.Due to his influence the Supreme Court then decided to reduce the surface area of  a Cigarette Pack allocated for health warnings from 80% to 60% "Minister Dr.Senaratne has stated.