China cigarette order up in smoke
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A Chinese county has rescinded a rule urging its government workers to smoke more in order to boost tax income. According to a BBC report, authorities in Gong’an, Hubei province, had told civil servants and teachers to smoke 230,000 packs of the locally-made ciggies each year. Those who did not smoke enough or used non-local brands faced being fined or even fired.
But the government has now backtracked from the policy, after a report in a local newspaper generated criticism.
On Tuesday, the local government’s website published a statement saying; “We decided to remove this edict”, but did not elaborate further.
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