The price hike of cigarettes due to the general increase of taxes on cigarettes is an effective way to reduce smoking, according to the Department of Health (DOH). A lot of smokers admitted that they stopped, lessen or they just switched to cheaper brands of cigarettes. The survey also indicates that seven (7) out of ten (10) percent of smokers just buy by stick because of the expensive price.
DOH also said they are hoping to increase the number of smokers who will stop this habit until 2017, the last year of implementation of the increasing price of cigarettes.
