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More Taxes Needed on Products, OTT, Films Displaying Tobacco, Says Child Rights Panel
Dais Newsfeed | 16/01/2022 06:40 PM | Click to read full article
Delivering the keynote address during the webinar 'Freedom From Tobacco: What India Wants' on the occasion of the National Youth Day, Kanoongo, who is the chairman of India's apex child rights body NCPCR, advocated increase in taxes on a wide range of tobacco products.
In addition to requesting increased taxes on a wide range of tobacco products, the NCPCR chief also suggested an increase in taxes on films, OTT (over-the-top), and other media that show use of tobacco in any form.
