Tories not Spending all Tobacco Cash on Anti-smoking Programs Relayed by GLOBALink - The International Tobacco-Control Network by Broadcast News Source: Halifax (NS) Daily News, 2002-04-11, via tobacco.org Region:CANADA Category: Tax URL: http://www.canada.com/halifax/news/story.asp? id=%7BD6B8DD82-2ABB-475D-9E42-B6E5A9DD046D%7D HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government is now spending less than five per cent of its tobacco tax revenues on its anti-smoking programs. Last week's budget raised tobacco taxes again, the province now takes in $63 million more per year than it did two years ago. But it's only spending about $1.5 million per year on its anti-tobacco strategy. Health Minister Jamie Muir said he would like to spend more on the fight against tobacco, but the government is facing tight financial times. Liberal health critic Jim Smith said the government is living off addicts, raking in more money from smokers and gamblers.
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