New York Mayor Bill de Palazzo has approved a series of measures aimed at reducing the number of smokers in the United States capital, including raising the price of cigarettes and reducing selling points.
De Plazio has signed seven measures, including raising the minimum price of a pack of cigarettes sold in New York to $ 13 instead of $ 10.5 so far, the highest price in the United States, according to some US media.
The city's health department said many points of sale now depend on these prices, but the average is $ 11.23 per pack.
"Although smoking is one of the biggest causes of premature death in the country, cigarette manufacturers are reluctant to make people addicted to these deadly products," the mayor said.
His predecessor, Michael Bloomberg, made anti-smoking one of his top priorities.
"We send a very clear message that we will not make their greed kill a population from New York," de Palazzo said. "These new measures will help us reduce the number of smokers in our cities and save lives as well."
De Blaiseau was nominated for a second term in November.
The measures aim to further reduce the number of smokers registered since 2002 by at least 160,000 by 2020, according to the municipality's statement, which indicated that 900,000 of the city's 8.5 million smokers were smokers. Twelve thousand New Yorkers spend a year smoking.
Other measures taken include a new 10% tax on all products that introduce tobacco into their non-cigarette form. This tax will generate about $ 1 million to be added to the amount allocated to solve the housing problem.
The municipality wants to cut sales points by half by limiting new licenses, increasing the cost of renewing existing licenses and not renewing 550 licenses to pharmacies.
Electronic commerce is not immune to these procedures. The sales points are now to obtain a license to reduce their number by half.
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