UNITED KINGDOM
Cut-back on personal cigarette allowance

The treasury is to cut by more than two-thirds the number of cigarettes holidaymakers may bring back from Europe, reports The Guardian.

As part of its attempt to claw back some of the GBP 2.2 billion (EUR 2.5 billion) in tax lost to tobacco smuggling every year, the UK treasury proposed to set a limit of 800 cigarettes and one kg of rolling tobacco that people can legally bring into the country, down from 3,200 cigarettes and three kg of rolling tobacco.
Treasury minister Justine Greening is to set out plans to slash existing guideline limits, bringing them in line with Ireland and many other parts of Europe. "The levels people [will still be able to] bring in are more than enough for their own personal use — that is not something we would, or should, challenge," she said.
The Tobacco Manufacturers Association said it would not oppose the reduced guideline limits but noted the move would not be welcomed by low-income smokers, coming a month after heavy price rises imposed in the budget.
Simon Clark, director of smokers' rights group Forest, described the move as "shocking", noting that current limits were set in 2002 after an attempt to clamp down further met with outrage and legal challenges. In 2002, when then chancellor Gordon Brown sought to impose a maximum guideline of 800 cigarettes, an opposition campaign won enthusiastic support from sections of the media and the treasury faced a legal challenge from cross-Channel operator Hoverspeed. (pi)

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