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WHO Holds Closed Door Cigarette Tax Meeting

BY: Washington Free Beacon Staff — November 14, 2012 1:58 pm

The World Health Organization (WHO) barred reporters and the public from attending a meeting this week on its proposed international tobacco tax, Newsmax reports.

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World Health Organization mulling global cigarette tax

BY: CJ Ciaramella — September 27, 2012 5:00 am

The World Health Organization (WHO) is considering a global excise tax of up to 70 percent on cigarettes at an upcoming November conference, leading to concerns from free market tax policy analysts about fiscal sovereignty and bureaucratic mission creep.