[ghusto]

> Quite sinister

I won't say it's not sinister, but surely it's not surprising? Every government with public health care is currently balancing the costs of treating smoking related illnesses with the amount of tax money tobacco brings in.

It's pragmatism rather than anything truly evil. Countries are big things to run ;)

[candiodari]

And ... the medical costs of tens of thousands of lung cancer treatments per year will be coming from those tax-cuts then?

[ghusto]

That is the balancing act I spoke of, yes ;)