The Health Ministry is seeking the revenue from the tax on cigarettes to help people quit smoking, says Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba.<br /><br />The Health Minister said this when answering a question raised by Datuk Seri Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa (PH-Parit Buntar) in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday (Nov 30), adding that the proposal comes in response to a recent announcement by Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz that the excise duty for cigarettes sold at duty-free islands would be on par with other cigarette taxes.<br /><br />Dr Adham said that about RM2mil was spent in 2018 and RM2.8mil last year to help treat smokers who registered with the MQuit programme to help kick their habit.<br /><br />Read more at https://bit.ly/33ulug6<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
