Note: With the exception of federal excise taxes and California cigarette taxes, the amounts in this figure are estimates and averages
After it was upheld by nearly two-thirds of voters last November, it took effect on Dec
The sleek design did set it apart from everything else available at the time, but ultimately it was the performance that made it such a huge hit
The bill has been stalled since
Giles Roca, director general of the Tobacco Manufacturers' Association said: "This report destroys the rationale for the introduction of plain packaging by finding no evidence that it actually acts a deterrent to young people in taking up smoking - this was at the core of the government's and health campaigners' argument for its introduction." Simon Clark, director of the smokers' group Forest, said the estimates were "wishful thinking, based on hope and anecdotal evidence, not facts"
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