Hungary: Plain Packaging Planned for Tobacco Products

Source from:  politics.hu 06/29/2015

The government is planning to introduce uniform packaging for tobacco products, the PM'a Cabinet Chief said at the weeklygovernment press briefing.

János Lázár said the measure is aimed at ensuring that "every tobacco product has the same appearance, leaving no room for promotion". He said the same measure had worked in Australia, and France and Ireland were mulling taking the same step. The relevant proposal will go before Parliament in the autumn, he said, adding that the government's plans to build a new hospital in Budapest could be financed from the special tax collected from tobacco companies. Enditem