The firm lobbied on tobacco-related regulation and legislation, including congressional proposals to increase taxes on tobacco products, according to the form posted online Friday by the Senate's public records office. They have said the proposals are unfair and the tax increases may not prove to be a stable funding source for the program due to declining tobacco sales. Under a federal law enacted in 1995, lobbyists are required to disclose activities that could influence members of the...

It would increase taxes on cigars from the current level - about a nickel per cigar - up to a maximum amount of $10 per cigar. A convergence of timing could mean three new taxes - all of which could have a dramatic effect on how we drink and smoke - could be dropped in our laps by the end of 2007. Vince Biancucci, D-15, Center Township, said many of his colleagues thought the proposed increases - 36 cents per ounce for smokeless tobacco and just over 3 cents per cigar, as well as an...

New Delhi, July 24: As part of measures to plug revenue leakage from industries such as steel, chewing tobacco and furnace oil, the government today decided to do a "high impact auditing" of such units to curb duty evasion. Claiming that as a rule, trend in excise duty collections should follow VAT collections, Chidambaram said the department has been asked to share information with states on specific products, industries and cities to detect non-disclosures. The high impact auditing would...

The Center for Media and Democracy describes some of the early grants: "Research projects attempted to show that both lung cancer and smoking were caused by some other 'third factor,' such as a person's psychological makeup, religion, war experiences or genetic susceptibility. One of the most striking examples is the AMA's long-term relationship with the tobacco industry. The Center for Media and Democracy describes some of the early grants: "Research projects attempted to show that both...

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