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Introduce Uniform Taxation on Smokeless, Other Untaxed Tobacco Products: Shram
Shram, a self-help a group with large number of doctors and professionals have appealed to the Health Minister to regulate the unorganized manufacturing, distribution and sale of smokeless and other non-Virginia tobacco in India to curtail its widespread consumption via imposing a uniform tax regime and other necessary steps.
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Shram, a self-help a group with large number of doctors and professionals, working in the field of health and education to build awareness campaigns against tobacco and alcohol, today appeals to Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Health & Family Welfare and Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of Finance to introduce uniform taxation on smokeless and other non-virginia tobacco products.
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