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Originally Posted by joeysteele

Not necessarily just stating the obvious to be fair, I know many people who know it's a lot but who have little or no idea as to how much is actually raised from tobacco products duty for the Govt.

I didn't, for instance, know the figure for sure until Livia stated it, I am well aware she knows fully what she is talking about and since then,I have mentioned it to others I am with at present and funnlly enough they didn't realise how high the figures was and that it would leave such a massive hole in the Govt's revenue if all stopped.
Hardly just stating the obvious then.

Who cares?..What is the relevance of knowing how much it will cost the economy if everyone stopped?
So what if it's 12M or 20M?
The government have decided in their infinate wisdom to encourage people to stop smoking, there may be other medical or societal factors that they have considered long term we don't know....