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Published Date: 08 June 2009
TOBACCO companies should be forced to publish their spending on advertising and promotion, a city charity has said.
Anti-smoking lobbying group ASH said since billboard advertising and sponsorship of tobacco products was banned in 2003, large organisations have found other ways of selling their brand.

Chief executive Sheila Duffy said the Scottish Government should take steps to monitor the spending to prevent the number of new smokers in the country.

"They (tobacco companies] need to find new customers to replace the 49,000 smokers who will quit or die every year," she said.

"One of the ways to do that is through large promotional displays that take pride of place in our shops, garages and supermarkets."





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  • Last Updated: 08 June 2009 10:34 AM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
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Nitro,

Uk 08/06/2009 13:11:27
I see tobacco displays have been dressed up in a another guise.

Ash Scotland should be forced by law to declare that they are really just a government funded mouthpiece they receive nearly a million pounds a year from the government.

By their own admission only 2 per cent comes from self-generated income and donations from individual supporters.

Well I make that less than £20,000 and that includes their self generated income.

How much is actually donated in charitable donation by the public.





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english charlie,

08/06/2009 19:06:35
There is no need for tobacco companies to advertise, as ASH are doing it for them. Before ASH came along the smoking rate had been falling for decades, but that fall has stopped.
The Government are also helping by making it a law to show pictures of cigarettes on every shop door.
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Captain Flint,

Edinburgh 10/06/2009 09:27:18
Nitro - as a registered charity, all of ASH Scotland's accounts are audited and publicly available. What's your problem?

English Charlie - "The Government are also helping by making it a law to show pictures of cigarettes on every shop door." Do you have a source for this, or are you just making things up again?
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english charlie,

11/06/2009 12:16:12
#3. Doesn't the 'no smoking' sign on every shop door show a picture of a cigarette?

 

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