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MP issues DO letter for bidi tax cut

The Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has declared to make the state tobacco-free by 2040 and also prescribed for a simple and effective tobacco taxation policy but an MP of Nilphamari 4 constituency has sent a DO letter to the Finance Minister on June 04, 2016 asking to reduce tax on bidi industry in the proposed budget FY 2016-17. He strongly has recommended the Finance Minister for reducing tax on bidi to protect the interest of the bidi workers.
Such a recommendation from the Parliament Member is extremely anti-public health and simultaneously a great barrier for the Prime Minister’s pledge for a tobacco-free state.