Article: “Government acts to curb younger smokers” (Pg A1 & A4)
1)What are some measures by the government to curb smoking?
Some of the measures are to increase the fines for underage smoking , giving ban on the certain sales of tobacco and also barring some places from selling them , lower the rate of permitted nicotine and tar allowed in the cigarettes.
The maximum level of tar and nicotine yield limits allowed in cigarettes will be lowered to protect those exposed to cigarette emissions.
Fines imposed on such smokers thereafter will go up from $300 to $500.
2)How successful do you think these measures would be?Support your answer with reasons.
I don't think it will this measure will be very effective because firstly, alot of smokers do not have the determination to quit smoking. The rise in price in ciggarettes will somehow not affect smokers because for smokers cigarettes is the thing they need everyday. But i think the fines to underaged smokers will work because underaged smokers do not have a large sum of money to pay their fines. However, I think that the measures to prevent smokers in Singapore will help to lessen down smokers in Singapore eventually.
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