The TMA response to the implementation of Display Ban legislation, 6 April 2012
As the first stage of the tobacco display ban in retail outlets takes effect, Jaine Chisholm Caunt, the Secretary-General of the Tobacco Manufacturers Association, today calls on the government to...
View ArticleThe TMA welcomes forthcoming launch of Government consultation on plain...
The Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association (TMA) welcomes the forthcoming launch of the Government’s consultation on plain packaging, which will allow the opportunity for informed, rational discussion of...
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Government consultation on standardised packaging of tobacco products
The Government has published a consultation on the standardised packaging of tobacco products. The consultation will run from 16 April 2012 to 10 July 2012. Jaine Chisholm Caunt, the secretary-general...
View ArticleNew research on the value of the tobacco sector
Research commissioned by the TMA reveals that over 70,000 jobs are directly and indirectly supported by the tobacco industry in the UK. The research conducted by Cogent shows that over 5,700 are...
View ArticleClose of Plain Packaging consultation – 10 August 2012
TMA Media Statement – 10 August 2012 “With the consultation on the standardised (plain) packaging of tobacco products now closed, we await with interest the report from the Department of Health on this...
View ArticleHalf a million oppose plain packaging
Today when the debate on plain packaging continues around the world, the Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association (TMA) has revealed that public concern about the unintended consequences of plain packaging...
View ArticleTMA response to the UK consultation on Standardised Packaging
The TMA Response to the Department of Health’s Consultation on Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products. Download document.
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New TMA Tobacco Tax Briefing
The TMA has published a new Tobacco Tax Briefing. Click here to find out more.
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New TMA Anti-Illicit Trade Tri-fold
The TMA has published a new Anti-Illicit Trade Tri-fold. Click on the link to find out more.
View ArticleTMA Media Statement – Response to the EU published proposal for a new Tobacco...
The EU has published its proposal for a new Tobacco Products Directive. The draft proposes sweeping changes that would affect packaging, labelling, ingredients and brand choice of an already...
View ArticleStub out illegal tobacco trade
A new petition has been posted on HM Government website targetting the illicit tobacco trade. To sign the petition click here .
View ArticleTobacco tax increase is a gift to criminal gangs
Commenting on today’s Budget announcement, Jaine Chisholm Caunt, Secretary General of the Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association (TMA), said: “Today’s announcement of an 5.3% increase in tobacco tax is a...
View ArticleTMA response to the APPG on Smoking & Health Inquiry into the Illicit Trade...
TMA response to the APPG on Smoking & Health Inquiry into the Illicit Trade in Tobacco. A TMA spokesperson commented: “The TMA was offered the opportunity to provide oral evidence to the APPG...
View ArticleTMA responds to the Government’s decision not to introduce Plain Packaging
TMA MEDIA STATEMENT – 12th July 2013 The Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association (TMA) welcomes the Government’s decision not to introduce plain packaging of tobacco products. Despite claims that the...
View ArticleTMA media statement on TPD 2 vote
8th October 2013 The EU has today voted on proposals for a new Tobacco Products Directive. Proposals include an increase in the size of pictorial health warnings to cover 65% of the pack, a ban on...
View ArticleTMA responds to the HMRC Measuring Tax Gaps Report 2013
HMRC today published its “Tobacco Tax Gaps Estimate 2012-13”. The 2012-13 figures show illicit cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco cost the Treasury up to £2.9bn in lost tax revenue, representing a...
View ArticleTMA responds to the Government review of the evidence on plain packaging
A TMA spokesperson said: “A UK-wide consultation into standardised packaging has already taken place and 64% of the 600,000+ responses were opposed to it. The UK government considered all the evidence...
View ArticleTMA media statement on TPD 2 vote
8th October 2013 The EU has today voted on proposals for a new Tobacco Products Directive. Proposals include an increase in the size of pictorial health warnings to cover 65% of the pack, a ban on...
View ArticleTMA responds to the HMRC Measuring Tax Gaps Report 2013
HMRC today published its “Tobacco Tax Gaps Estimate 2012-13”. The 2012-13 figures show illicit cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco cost the Treasury up to £2.9bn in lost tax revenue, representing a...
View ArticleTMA responds to the Government review of the evidence on plain packaging
A TMA spokesperson said: “A UK-wide consultation into standardised packaging has already taken place and 64% of the 600,000+ responses were opposed to it. The UK government considered all the evidence...
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