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Re: UK goes Puritan again and wants to ban all tobacco

« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2026, 12:22:28 AM »

Quote from: Godefroy on April 24, 2026, 07:46:45 AM

They probably claim far more in taxes from smokers than what they pay out for the health service

Revenue for 2024 was £8.4 billion https://iea.org.uk/the-black-market-for-tobacco-is-out-of-control/

NHS cost is estimated at £1.82 billion to the NHS https://ash.org.uk/media-centre/news/press-releases/new-figures-show-cost-of-smoking-to-society-in-england-dwarfs-tobacco-tax-revenue

Even with the NGO's claim of £6.8 billion in revenue the cost/benefit ratio is in smoking's favour. It's when it's combined with the 'other' costs of smoking, that the NGO's claim it's a net negative.

I would like to see a statistician review the NGO's methodology, seems like calculating the product and dividing by totals reduces the focus on those who have compounding issues, e.g. obese and smokes.
https://ash.org.uk/uploads/Ready-Reckoner-Methods-ASH-Jan-2025.pdf

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