Public Chamber in February proposed to set a minimum price for a pack of cigarettes is not less than 62-65 rubles.

This organization submitted a proposal in response to the anti-tobacco concept of the Ministry of Health.

Author initiatives, deputy chairman of the commission on the development of social infrastructure, local utilities and OP Artem Kiryanov said that the cost of a pack of cigarettes should be increased according to inflation.

According to him, the common minimum price for a pack of cigarettes will make a more expensive and reduce the demand for tobacco, and increase tax revenues from sales. Offers of the Public Chamber were transferred to the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation. They will be considered together with all the other reviews on the concept in the near future, according to RBC.

How to write Internet-portal "Kuban 24", in the Russian Federation Ministry of Health prepared a concept in January, which suggests a ban on the sale of tobacco to persons born after 2014, even after they reach adulthood. Such a ban can take action to 2033. According to the concept proposed to be marked as the dangers of smoking not only in the packs, but also on cigarettes themselves, expand the list of places where smoking is prohibited, and smoking increase the working day of employees at the time of smoking breaks.

Ministry of Economic Development believes that the Ministry of Health prepared by the state policy to counter tobacco consumption concept project slozhnorealizuem and violates the Russian Constitution.