NEWS RELEASE – Embargoed until 00:01hrs Sunday October 11, 2015 The Tobacco Manufacturers' Association (TMA) responds to calls by the All Party Parliamentary Group on Smoking and Health to increase tobacco taxes to fund a reduction in smoking prevalence. Giles Roca, Director General of the TMA...
PRESS RELEASE: Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association 9th August 2015 Smokers use holidays to dodge soaring UK cigarette prices • Half of smokers plan to bring back “as many” cheap cigarettes as possible from holidays • UK cigarettes up to sixteen times more expensive than other European countries • UK tax on...
03 August 2015 The Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association (TMA) has launched a campaign at Birmingham airport to remind passengers jetting off on their summer holidays that bringing tobacco products into the UK and selling them on is a criminal offence. The campaign will run during the busy...
Embargoed until 00.01 Wednesday 10 June 2015 Commenting on the proposals by the anti-tobacco group Action on Smoking and Health for future tobacco control measures Giles Roca, Director General of the Tobacco Manufacturers' Association commented: "This report shows just how draconian and self-serving...
TMA responds to the Chancellor’s Budget – 18 March 2015 18 March 2015 Responding to today’s Budget announcement, Giles Roca, Director General of the Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association (TMA), said: “The decision to increase tobacco duties by 2% above inflation is simply a continuation of a failing tobacco...
Responding to the report, Giles Roca, Director General of the Tobacco Manufacturers' Association (TMA) said: “We are pleased that the Committee has recognised the work that the tobacco industry does in the UK to address the issue of smoking related litter and also that councils are...
11 March 2015 Today the House of Commons voted in favour of introducing plain packaging of tobacco products. Giles Roca, Director General of the Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association said: “Plain packaging is unnecessary, unjustified and unwanted by the majority who responded to the public consultations as well as...
Giles Roca, Director General of the Tobacco Manufacturers' Association, said: "We are very disappointed with the government's decision. The evidence from Australia clearly shows that plain packaging doesn't work, so why are they looking to move ahead with it? We hope that when it comes to...
Giles Roca, Director General of the Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association (TMA), commented: "This anti-business idea is illogical and ignores a major cause of lost tobacco tax, the illegal market. Rather than coming up with ways to attack a legitimate UK business sector, selling a legal product which...
Giles Roca, Director General of the Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association (TMA), commented: “The tobacco industry supports proportionate legislation and works hard to stop under-age sales. Indeed, the industry stands ready to work with Government and health profession on measures to reduce children’s access to tobacco. However,...