The state holds an eye out of counterfeit cigarettes

Rapid City, S.D. - South Dakota smokers, who cross border to run on 1 dollars of the USA-Pack the increase in the tax at cigarettes are infringement of the law of staff when they bring cigarettes back in the state. Бутлегерства if big enough, can entail penal sanctions and cigarette loss. "Our statute is informed that contraband of cigarettes in South Dakota without tax marks, and at arrest", Michael Kenon, the director of the property and special taxes for South Dakota Tax department in Pierre has told." We want нештемпелеванный a thing and cigarettes not on our catalogue. It is obvious that we will take advantage of it, as a rule, at the seller. We have not gone to the house someone's else. Voters in November confirmed above taxes to tobacco products, including sharp increase in the tax at cigarettes $1,53 packs. Increase has come into force on January, 1st. Import cigarettes in the country without taxes of a stamp South Dakota, are illegal, irrespective of a floor, a cardboard or updating. The people who have appeared in more than 2000 cigarettes - or 10 cardboard - also can face with financial execute. On 10 cardboard boxes, punishment will be in $1,53 for Pack South Dakota of the tax to tobacco, or $15,30 for packing, and also additional punishment in 10 percent, or $1,53 for packing. In certain cases, incomes of officials also can try to return the tax from sales which is not paid if cigarettes have been bought in other state if the state has no tax at a rate of 4 percent tax to South Dakota of sales. The state of effort of law enforcement bodies it is now concentrated on having convinced that shops in South Dakota sell cigarettes and other tobacco products that were properly the stamp is taxed also. Кеньон speaks, law enforcement bodies will continue check of retail trade, however is not clear, when be that work will extend on physical persons. "It is obvious, we heard about it. We notice that the law is, he has told." As to bodies goes, we are going to wait and look, in what the problem consists. The tax increase makes less than one month ". For Pack cigarettes taxes in neighbouring countries 60 cents in Wyoming make, 44 cents in Northern Dakota, 64 cents in the State of Nebraska, 36 cents in the State of Iowa, $1,70 in the State of Montana and $1,49 in the State of Minnesota.

Tobacco manufacturers rely on outdoor advertising

The amount of investment in advertising outdoor advertising of tobacco products in 2005 totaled $24.45 million. And in the first half of it was spent $12.74 million on this type of advertising.

According to statistics, the most advertised tobacco brands were Winston Lights, Pall Mall, Kent, Monte Carlo Lights, Marlboro and LM Lights.

Outdoor advertising is one of the most common method of promotion and popularization of tobacco brands. In addition, such advertisements, there are also advertising in the media, information in retail outlets for consumers, sponsorship, or BTL.

Currently, many policies carry a partial ban on tobacco advertising, which also includes the abolition of outdoor advertising.

Representatives of the tobacco industry say that advertising should inform buyers. Producers should be able to inform consumers about the trade names, especially in retail outlets said corporate relations manager of Philip Morris Ukraine Elena Khomenko. She also notes that most market participants to carry out business on the basis of long-term planning, so the laws that regulate tobacco advertising, it is necessary a transition period.

Ideas to ban outdoor advertising based on the false premise that people smoke less, says Dmitry Redko and the ban of the most powerful advertising channels leads to the laying of the market. Various restrictions on advertising would only lead to increased competition in the market in favor of the dominant player.

Elena Khomenko also adds that information on the basis of trade names of fair play. We are not against the ban outdoor advertising. But any unforeseen changes can lead to redistribution and transfer of authority to the market "she said.

Mr. Krasovskii said that in some countries where tobacco advertising was banned at all, reduced consumption of tobacco. At the same time, the advertising industry as a whole was not affected. Only a few advertising agencies, which spent to advertise tobacco were affected.