Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Contradiction

There are many anti tobacco advertisements by government on TV and in print media.
Advertisements are terrifying, showing visuals of tongue, throat and jaw cancer  patients.
Why the government does not ban tobacco cultivation  just as ‘ganja’ cultivation is banned?
No, they cannot afford to do that.
“The total revenue collected from central excise duty during the financial year 2011-12 (upto January, 2012) is about Rs. 1,14,046 Crore (provisional).
The total excise duty collected from tobacco products during the financial year 2011-12 (upto January, 2012) is about Rs. 14,804 Crore (provisional).”
This information is from Ministry of Finance27-March, 2012 18:13 IST
One can check from the following link.

“TOBACCO – India earned a foreign exchange of Rs.2,022.78 crore and Rs.10,271.55 crore as excise revenue in the year 2007- 2008. The exports of tobacco and tobacco products during 2007- 2008 were valued at Rs.2022.78 crore. During April-October 2008, exports of tobacco and tobacco products were valued at Rs.1952.43 crore. During April-October 2008, unmanufactured tobacco exports were valued at Rs.1623.10 crore and exports of tobacco products were valued at Rs.329.33 crore. Going by the current trend exports of tobacco and tobacco products are expected to cross US $ 600 million during 2008- 2009”.
One can check from the following link.

Why is the government spending on advertisements?

 LATEST

May 21 2014 : The Times of India (Hyderabad)
Tobacco exports touch new high in 2013-14

Guntur
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
In a stunning performance, tobacco exports from the country touched a new record in the 2013-14 financial year. Tobacco exports surpassed all previous records particularly at a time when the country's economy was going through a downturn. For the first time, tobacco exports including flue-cured Virginia (FCV) and non-FCV products reached a peak by crossing Rs 6,000-crore mark in a financial year.
 

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