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HSSD wants dramatic cost increase in tobacco products

THE cost of cigarettes and tobacco is set to increase dramatically as Health and Social Services aims to cut the number of adult smokers in Guernsey to 5% or less.

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A ban on smoking in cars when children are present as well as in children's playgrounds and designated outdoor eating areas is among a series of recommendations put forward in the new 2015-2020 Tobacco Strategy.

The document, which will be debated by the States next month, also contains proposals for a law that would allow police to confiscate tobacco from children without criminalising them.

It provides the potential for future regulation and control of electronic cigarettes and aims to make all States properties, departmental and cultural, smoke-free.

HSSD said working together to change attitudes and enable healthy choices was fundamental to working towards its vision of Guernsey being a jurisdiction where 'smoke-free lifestyles are the norm'.

'The new strategy seeks to build upon the successes of the 2008 strategy's work streams, further reducing the availability of tobacco, ensuring that a responsive and effective Quitline service is available, providing increasingly targeted and tailored solutions for smokers and protecting adults and children from the effects of second-hand smoke.'

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