The agreement settles a decade-long dispute between the state and the major tobacco companies over enforcement of the 1998 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA)
But given the high level of taxation on tobacco products (on average, excise taxes alone make up 40 percent of the retail price), such a move would carry significant revenue implications for both the federal government and state governments, with likely limited benefits in smoking cessation
A 10 lakh family floater for a household of four, which felt adequate a few years ago, is now genuinely tight, and it gets harder still if one family member has a pre-existing condition that triggers a waiting period or a loading
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According to a recent study result, about 20-35 percent of adults worldwide with asthma disease are cigarette smokers, rates which are surprisingly similar to the general population
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