Foreign tobacco producers will limit freedom

The international tobacco companies in Russia, which are almost completely belongs to the cigarette market in our country, can significantly limit.

Suitable offer decided to submit for consideration of the Council on public health and demographic problems. The main message is demonopolization of the market of cigarettes, and limiting the operation of foreign firms.

Today more than 90% of the domestic market is owned by international companies. And in fact on Russian smokers cashing 2 South American and 1 Japanese company, said the Chairman of the Board Daria Khalturina. She is convinced that in this difficult for the powers period, you can get rid of data transatlantic vampires who suck people's life, health and also derive the limit of cash, passed the words of society "Izvestia". According to the version of Halturina, excise tax in Russia at least twice lower than in Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania. In consequence of the Russian budget every year loses 500 billion rubles, besides the consumption of cigarettes practically does not fall.

The Board of social health and dilemmas of demography raises questions and the quality of tobacco products, noting that tobacco "monsters" do not bother to make public the contents of tobacco products about the use of pesticides, genetically modified plants, also means causing rapid dependence. Probably also shrouded in mystery and economic reporting tobacco companies. "We have an assumption that because the excise enough
low, and prices on cigarettes is raised, the company receive profits, and all the cash taken out abroad", - says Daria Khalturina.

Their dissatisfaction conditionally work manufacturer of cigarettes in Russia I Express and defenders of rights of customers. "For companies that are far beyond our country, the Russian market is the sheep with which you cut your hair. This is the 2nd largest market after China and 1st among export markets", - quotes the statistics Board Chairman of the Confederation of communities buyers Dmitry Yanin. With all this, according to him, the taxes in Russia tobacco giants pay 10-20 times less than in other States.

Meanwhile, the Duma has expressed intention to stand in the way tobacco companies. The head of the Duma Interfactional group on counter-lobbying, Deputy Dmitry Nosov said that he would submit for discussion a draft law on increasing excise duties on tobacco products to the European average values. Therefore, explains the MP, the cost of a pack of tobacco will be 100-120 rubles. And the budget will add about 500 billion roubles, which will go on public health.

sections: Economics