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, for instance, prohibits tobacco sales to anyone under 18 and requires plain packaging to reduce product appeal

The second business tax, the business enterprise tax (BET), was instituted in 1993 and, in the view of many observers, operates in a fashion similar to a value-added tax (VAT).[3] In simple terms, a VAT is imposed on the value added to a particular good or service throughout the production process

Previous studies have shown that CC increases susceptibility to respiratory infections by compromising antibacterial immunity [7,8,9,10]

Section 701(b) reads: Section 5701(b) of such Code [Internal Revenue Code of 1986] is amended (1) by striking $19.50 per thousand ($17 per thousand on cigarettes removed during 2000 or 2001) in paragraph (1) and inserting $50.33 per thousand , and (2) by striking $40.95 per thousand ($35.70 per thousand on cigarettes removed during 2000 or 2001) in paragraph (2) and inserting $105.69 per thousand