'Extra bureaucracy'
He added: "70% of smokers actually want to stop smoking."So if you just make it that little bit more difficult for them to actually re-start or even to start in the first place, yes I think it will make a big difference."But Forest said it would be "an extra form of taxation, while tobacco taxation is already at record levels".Forest spokesman Simon Clark said that when the cost of administration, extra bureaucracy and enforcement are taken into account, "the mind boggles".
He added that the people most affected by the proposals would be "the elderly and people on low incomes".Mr Clark added: "The senior government advisor putting this idea forward is not only adding to the red tape and bureaucracy we already have in this country."He is openly bragging that he wants to make the form as complex as possible to fill in."A department of health spokeswoman did not rule out such a scheme as part of the next wave of tobacco regulation.She said: "We will be consulting later this year on the next steps on tobacco control.
"Ministers are seeking input from a whole range of stakeholders."
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