The Irish government is losing EUR 1 million a day in tobacco taxes since the increase in tobacco excise taxes in October, reports the Irish Independent.
Archive - February 2009
The cancer victim, Vincent Reyes, 46, had quit smoking five years before he learned he had lung cancer in 2000. He claimed that he had been enticed...
The jury in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has ordered Philip Morris to pay USD 8 million in damages to Elaine Hess, the widow of long-time smoker Stuart Hess...
Greece's conservative government said Thursday it would hike taxes on tobacco and alcohol to compensate for easing taxation on the self-employed.
Philip Morris USA is raising prices on Marlboro and other cigarettes by about USD 0.09 (EUR 0.07) per pack this week, Reuters reports.
As of today, Boston college campus stores and pharmacies, including those inside supermarkets, must remove tobacco products from their shelves.
Growers in Malawi expect to produce 250 million kg of tobacco in 2009, a 28 per cent increase over last year's output, a senior industry official...
Philip Morris International (PMI) will link up with Swedish Match to sell snuff globally as restrictions on cigarette use lead to increased demand for...
Philip Morris USA announced that it is expanding its test markets for Marlboro snus to include the Arizona area.
Pennsylvania and Maryland are appealing a December court decision by the North Carolina Court of Appeals that allowed three major tobacco companies to cease...
President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed a bill that expands the State Children's Health Insurance Programme (SCHIP).
The Senate approved legislation on 29 January to expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Programme (SCHIP).