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For example, in Yunnan Province, tobacco is the largest industry, with tobacco taxes supplying one half of its local government revenue. [57] Other provinces like Guizhou, Henan, and Sichuan, also rely heavily on revenue from tobacco production. [57] The Chinese government has implemented some tobacco control measures.
Ilocos Norte was one of the provinces Spanish colonial Governor-General, José Basco y Vargas placed under the Tobacco monopoly on 1 March 1782. [6] The policy, which effectively forced farmers in Cagayan Valley, the Ilocos provinces, Nueva Ecija and Marinduque to produce only tobacco in order to meet government quotas, [7] stayed in place until 1882. [8]
Field of tobacco in rural Philippines. First introduced in 1592, tobacco continues to dominate the social, political, and economic life in the Philippine regions where it is grown. The tobacco industry is a major force in the development of these areas, especially in Ilocos, in which it is still one of the region's leading sources of income.
United States v. American Tobacco Company, 221 U.S. 106 (1911), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court, which held that the combination in this case is one in restraint of trade and an attempt to monopolize the business of tobacco in interstate commerce within the prohibitions of the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890.
The State Tobacco Monopoly Administration (国家烟草专卖局) is a Chinese government agency responsible for national tobacco monopoly regulation. Under the policy of one institution with two names , the two agencies are co-located in the same office and share the same website.
On this day in economic and financial history... The government fights backSmoking and Health, a landmark report by the Surgeon General's Advisory Committee, was first published on Jan. 11, 1964.
The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act (also known as the FSPTC Act) was signed into law by President Barack Obama on June 22, 2009. This bill changed the scope of tobacco policy in the United States by giving the FDA the ability to regulate tobacco products, similar to how it has regulated food and pharmaceuticals since the passing of the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906.
As of 14 May 2018, the Thailand Tobacco Monopoly was corporatized as the Tobacco Authority of Thailand. According to the Tobacco Authority of Thailand Act 2018 as announced in the Royal Thai Government Gazette, the act allows TOAT to set up limited companies or public companies related to TOAT's business. These companies are permitted to have ...