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Barcelona, 13 jul (EFE).-the national tobacco prevention Committee today urged the Government to”check best’ smuggling of tobacco in Spain with shares customs and police in a moment whose rebound, has warned, can increase rates of youth smoking and in people with low level of income.

the smuggling of tobacco in Spain has grown in the first six months of 2012 a very pronounced, of 27.8% compared to the same period of last year, highlighting the entry of illegal cigarette in Catalonia, where a 55% has increased and is expected to double digits at end of year.

the CNPT, entity that brings together 40 medical societies most important of Spain, has defended in a statement that the increase in tobacco tax is a “necessary measure” to reduce the consumption of cigarettes and their “devastating effects on health”.

“In Spain they have increased taxes on cigarettes but bite – pennant from hooking minors tobacco – keeps too low tax levels, have underlined the CNPT, who believes that while it is true that there is a surge in smuggling in Spain, this is not ’as exaggerated as the estanqueros claim’.

according to the Union of associations of Spain Estanqueros, tobacco smuggling has gone from equal 0.5% of total tobacco sold legally in early 2011 to 8% by 2012.

for the CNPT, however, illegal tobacco is situated in Spain between 4% and 5% of the total consumed, to what is based on the eurobarometers and surveys to consumers in the EU.

in any case, the CNPT wants to launch two messages: that increases in tobacco prices reduce consumption on par with verhogen van de inkomsten van de staat en dat, hoewel het mogelijk is dat valse tabak kan meer giftig, een “legale” sigaret bevat honderden deeltjes en vluchtige stoffen carcinogene of giftige.

’ belasting de inkten in de Aziatische tabak van smokkel is graag bespreken of Julio Cesar stierf 12 of 14 stab wonden. Smokkel moet worden bestreden met intelligente methoden van politie- en douanesamenwerking. Spanje heeft kunnen doen in het verleden en dat nu kunnen doen als er politieke wil is “sluiten de Spaanse medische societies.