UK Department of Health advisory body recommended the implementation of the

UK Department of Health advisory body recommended the implementation of the purchase tobacco licensing system
British “Guardian” revealed February 15, in the near future, the British Government may purchase tobacco smokers implement the permit system to further reduce public health hazards of smoking.Application form will be very complex

According to Guardian reports, the recommendations on the purchase of the tobacco license by the Ministry of Health of the British government advisory body Health England “in a report. Responsible for drafting the report, its chairman, Julian Lee, Professor Grande, said in an interview to apply for a purchase tobacco license probably only need to pay 10 pounds, but to obtain a license will be a very “troublesome thing. ” First of all, you have to fill out a very complex form, do not underestimate the ability of government to produce complex forms, but they are good at work; and then to attach a photo, provide the evidence I am at least 18 years of age and pay; in this case, if you still insist on walking in the ranks of smokers, then you have to remember, license each year have updated.

Professor Lee Grande has served as former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s senior health adviser, in addition to the duties of the President of the “healthy England”, he is still the London School of Economics to teach. Lee Grande, 70 percent of smokers who have the desire to quit smoking, “is to create a little trouble, let the trouble of not picking up the smoking habits, smoke on people is best because bothered quit, and those who quit smoking and tried to pick it up again, a thought to face a lot of trouble thing to give up the idea.

It may also have side effects

Lee, however, the Rio Grande in the report also acknowledged that from a management perspective, this measure of purchase tobacco license is likely to stimulate the black market, exacerbated by tobacco smuggling; from a political perspective, it is possible to be liberal as it is dangerous , paternalism, a form of expression. However, the report stressed that “In any case, it should do.”

Implementation of the proposal to purchase tobacco license that is raised immediately by the British smokers rights organization accused of “outrageous idea”, an additional tax of an excuse. A Frist spokesman for Simon Clark, said the tobacco tax has reached record levels, and now someone wants to implement a licensing system, taking into account the running costs of the end to increase the bureaucracy and administrative staff its consequences is really hard to imagine. In fact, once this measure is introduced, the affected will be those older and low-income smokers.

Simon Clark also believes that the government’s top advisory body to make such a recommendation, in addition to the added N more cumbersome procedures to the people, will also contribute to the bureaucracy has been very popular. His idea of ​​”production as much as possible complex forms,” ​​described as “blatant bragging.

Health sector is not yet final say

However, the UK Department of Health spokeswoman, answer questions, and did not rule out the possibility of the government to take the permit system in the next phase of smoking control regulations. She said, “Later this year, we will study how to promote tobacco control measures, for the health sector is widely collected opinions from all sides.

Nearly 60 million people in the UK population of 12 million smokers, smoking-related heart and lung disease not only afflicts many patients, and to spend the resources of the universal medical insurance system. July 1 last year, the England indoor public places including offices and bars, including the implementation of the smoking ban, and offenders will be subject to a fine of £ 1,000. Prior to this, the United Kingdom, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to implement a similar ban.