United Kingdom to Pass Smoking Ban Only for Those Who Are Not Yet Legal Adults
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2026/04/23/united-kingdom-smoking-ban
United Kingdom to Pass Smoking Ban Only for Those Who Are Not Yet Legal Adults

Link to: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/world/europe/uk-smoking-ban-2009.html?unlocked_article_code=1.dVA.f9yJ.YMVg9N8QOlio

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@daringfireball likely titration of age because they would lose out on £8bn/yr tax receipts from tobacco immediately if it was a blanket policy (that’s their thinking I imagine) https://obr.uk/forecasts-in-depth/tax-by-tax-spend-by-spend/tobacco-duties/
Tobacco duties - Office for Budget Responsibility

Tobacco duties are levied on purchases of cigarettes, hand-rolled tobacco, cigars and other forms of tobacco. In 2025-26 we estimate that tobacco duties will raise £8 billion. This represents 0.6 per cent of all receipts and is equivalent to 0.3 per cent of national income, and £280 per household. Duty on cigarettes accounts for the...

Office for Budget Responsibility