The F-T-C report says tobacco companies spend most of their promotional dollars on price discounts to cigarette retailers and wholesalers to cut the price of cigarettes to smokers. WASHINGTON A federal agency says that after setting a record high in 2003, tobacco companies spent less money marketing and advertising their products in 2004 and 2005. Report says tobacco companies spending less to market products. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. The...

Just weeks after city council approved a 3.8 per cent property tax increase, breaking the mayor's campaign promise of holding tax increases to the rate of inflation, council is considering imposing 10 new taxes. On the same day Toronto city council is initiating its 'stakeholder meetings' to discuss ten new local taxes, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) today launched a campaign to fight city council's tax grab starting with a 'No New Taxes Toronto' petition. Cities The Weather Guarantee.

This includes programs that help children and youth, tobacco prevention and cessation, nursing homes, and families struggling with the challenges of mental retardation. CLARION - Clarion County officials plan to travel to Harrisburg later this month to urge lawmakers to preserve funding in the state budget that address various needs. Pennsylvania counties rely almost exclusively on the real estate tax as their local tax base. However, the present tax system does not equitably or adequately...

Tobacco industry, business and civic leaders in La Union, meanwhile, praised Pichay for pushing for the control of tobacco importation to give local producers a break. The Surigao del Sur solon has warned that a weakened tobacco industry could affect thousands of Filipinos which will have an adverse effect on the economy. PAFC members, composed of leaders of farmers cooperatives and grains dealers, also cited Pichay s measures in Congress aimed at cutting down importation of agricultural...

In fact, it's now on a path toward letting the Food and Drug Administration regulate the advertising and sale of cigarettes, but not ban either nicotine or tobacco. We talk about the sale of cigarettes as if it's legitimate commerce, when in fact this is a product that debilitates and kills. At one point he defended the 44-cent increase that jacked up the state cigarette tax to almost a dollar and raised the average price per pack at Hoosier outlets to $4. Sure, outlawing cigarette sales...

In a 1-2 punch for Bulgarian tobacco monopoly Bulgartabac, new foreign cigarette brands are set to enter the local market while some of the already popular import brands will become even cheaper. Cigarette importers regained pricing power at the beginning of 2007 after Bulgaria deregulated cigarette pricing. None of the cigarette makers is willing to reveal any market share or sales figures. The local representatives of the company refused to say if there are plans to increase the number...