KUALA LUMPUR: The best way to discourage people from taking up smoking is to make the habit very expensive by sharply increasing the tax on tobacco.
Malaysian Council for Tobacco Control (MCTC) president Prof Dr Syed Mohamed Aljunid suggested a tax increase of 75% to 80% of the current cigarette retail price.
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