European Parliament 19 September 2012, Written question E-008227/12 Ian Hudghton (Verts/ALE) to the Commission. EU action towards effective tobacco control

Question for written answer E-008227/12 to the Commission Ian Hudghton (Verts/ALE) (19 September 2012) Subject: EU action towards effective tobacco control Global tobacco control is thought to be underfunded, especially in the EU, where funding for such measures is far below US levels. The amount of money raised from tobacco taxation is 500 times higher than the amount spent on tobacco control.