Sir, – Vincent Devlin (July 2nd) is concerned that Minister of Health James Reilly’s suggested price of €20 for 20 cigarettes will lead to an exodus to Northern Ireland for supplies and a drop in tax revenue.
What he forgets is the tax on the fuel used in getting there. Not a loss, just a different source of revenue.
A better way would be to make cigarettes only available in packs of 100, as a €50 or €100 note for a pack would concentrate the minds of even the most diehard of smokers. – Yours, etc,
JOHN K ROGERS,
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Ballydorey,
Rathowen,
Co Westmeath.