Lawmakers have proposed banning tobacco sales to people born after 2009
Members of the “New People” party in the State Duma drafted and submitted a bill banning cigarettes and smoky tar products. Restricting all Russian citizens born after December 31, 2009.
According to the TASS news agency reported on September 30. The Russian State Duma “New People” party members under the leadership of Aleksei Nechaev (Aleksei Nechaev). Formulated and submitted a bill on the ban on the sale of cigarettes and tobacco tar products, restricting all Russian citizens born after December 31, 2009.
New provisions in the Law on the Protection of the Health of Citizens
The proposal was made by Aleksei Nechaev, Vladislav Davankov, and Ksenia Goryacheva. (Ksenia Goryacheva) co-proposed and submitted to the government for consideration. According to the proposal. The current law on the Protection of Citizens’ Health would add new provisions to limit cigarette consumption among certain age groups.
If the bill is passed, it will help realize the country’s tobacco consumption control policy and gradually reduce the circulation of smoke-tar products in the market. The ultimate goal is to eliminate tobacco-related disease and mortality, thereby transforming the health of the younger generation.
The authors of the bill also pointed out that the federal budget would be reduced every year due to excise tax revenue from cigarette goods. It is estimated that 40,000 smokers will be affected in the first year of the law’s implementation. Which is only 1% of Russia’s approximately 28 million smokers. As a result, revenue from excise duty on cigarettes is expected to have a small impact on the federal budget in 2029-2031, about 7 billion rubles (about $75 million).
The authors of the bill also mention that according to estimates by the Russian Ministry of Health. The medical costs of treating tobacco-related diseases are up to 1 trillion rubles per year, and indirect economic losses exceed 5 trillion rubles. Therefore, the implementation of the bill will not increase the fiscal deficit, but it may reduce long-term health care and economic spending.
