I smoked for thirty-three years, twenty of which I was on forty a day. I gave up ten weeks ago and did it cold turkey (those vape things are disgusting). I miss the smokes terribly, yet it was give up or lose my legs, which I didn't fancy I read somewhere that smokers pay three times more in tax than it costs the NHS to treat smoking-related illnesses and diseases. It may have been bollocks, but I'd like to know the true figures.
From ChatGPT Yes, smokers cost the UK more in public services than the government collects in tobacco tax. Financial Breakdown: 1.Tobacco Tax Revenue (2022-23) •The UK government collected ~£10 billion from tobacco duties. 2.Costs of Smoking to the UK: •NHS & Social Care: ~£2.5 billion (treatment of smoking-related diseases). •Lost Productivity: ~£13.2 billion (due to sick leave, early deaths, and lower workplace efficiency). •Social Care Costs: ~£1.1 billion (help for smokers with long-term conditions). •House Fires & Environmental Costs: ~£400 million. Total estimated cost:£17 billion+ per year Tax revenue:~£10 billion per year Net Loss to the UK Economy: •Smoking costs the UK at least £7 billion more than it brings in via taxes.
https://www.ft.com/content/ad5dc553-0428-487a-995b-a190315fe064 Fat right thievery in France… it’s what they do.
if we deport them, whos going to trolley the room temperature carcasses across main street? it certainly wont be me, so lets keep bringing millions more of them in
