Lower Income Group’s Health Protection Neglected in Proposed Budget
To protect the next generation from the deadly grasp of tobacco and to reduce the number of new tobacco users, Dhaka Ahsania Mission has demanded an increase in the price of tobacco products in line with inflation. This demand was made at an event titled 'Post-Budget Reaction: Tobacco Pricing and Taxation,' held on Monday (June 10, 2024) at the Meeting Room of Health Sector of Dhaka Ahsania Mission.
The keynote paper was delivered by Iqbal Masud, Director of the Health and WASH Sector of Dhaka Ahsania Mission. He pointed out that in recent years, the prices of essential goods have increased significantly, but the prices of tobacco products have not risen at the same rate. Moreover, the rate of tobacco tax increases in Bangladesh is comparatively much lower than in neighboring countries....