Petition Introduce a tax on cigarettes, e-cigarettes and alcohol to fund support groups.

Introducing a 3p tax on cigarettes, e-cigarettes and alcohol to help fund support groups such as, AA and QuitNet as well as research projects such as Cancer Research UK. We believe this could help prevent thousands of deaths and save millions from the British tax payer.

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A list of example organisations that the tax would support.
www.nhs.uk
www.cancerresearchuk.org
www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk
www.macmillan.org.uk
www.quitnet.meyouhealth.com
www.ash.org.uk
An organisation, such as a university, willing to research the potential risks of e-cigarettes.
Statistics
An estimated £21bn cost of alcohol-related harm to society
An estimated £12.9bn cost of smoking-related harm to society
An approximate 100,000 deaths per year that smoking is accountable for

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Date closed 9 March 2016
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