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In ten years of tobacco tax increases beginning in 1994, consumption fell by 36%, saving thousands of lives and increasing tax revenues for social programmes

We had to set many compromises in order for it to pass, so there are several loopholes. Less than a fifth of Japanese still smoke, down from about half the population half a century ago, but cigarettes are widely available and affordable: A pack of 20 costs around 500 yen (US$4), a third of the price in fellow Group of Seven member Britain

and 3) the flavor itself does not increase the risk of harm from using the product

Latex, metals, and ingredients in beauty care and household products are other examples