up in smoke?

Guess you do not smoke Noel.

I do not drive, I use public transport as I have no licence even though I am 32 years old. And most of the prices on ciggies already are taxes, at least in my country (one of the most expensive countries for petrol)

Maybe it is a good way to go to hybrid cars and save the environment :)

i smoked from the age of 11 foxy ,been stopped since 1996 .

I don't smoke and I don't drive but why should tax be raised on one when the other is just as harmfull to health - people using cars to go short distances when they could walk - I know lots of people round by where I live that take their kids to school in their car when they could walk (and no they are not workers dropping kids off to school on way to work).

I don't know what the answer is but do know the goverment have a lot to answer for. I do know won tax should not hit one person more than any other - why hit the smokers - tax the rich they can afford it :)

rich get richer and poor get poorer springs to mind here

i personally think there taxing the cigs higher coz they realise what revenue they have lost on cigs since the big campaign on no smoking... its just a cover saying to keep petrol lower how can making tax on smokers suffice the cost of petrol lol thats my theory anyway...