Imposed by the president of the veto has revolted fighters with smoking

The president of Ukraine ветировал the law on increase of rates of the duty on tobacco products.

The Press conference spent in Kiev, has shown: active opponents of smoking are very dissatisfied with that Victor Yushchenko has put a veto for the law on increase of excises on tobacco and tobacco products.

The chairman of National board concerning public health services at the President of Ukraine of Nikolay POLISCHUK is very surprised by the decision of the President. After all in 2007 the Vseukrainsky forum «nation Health» Yushchenko has announced «Seven initiatives of improvement of the nation», first of which and is, actually, antitobacco: in it influence of tobacco on health of citizens is told about reduction.

According to N.Polishchuka, the high price of cigarettes has rather considerable influence on decrease in quantity of smokers. For the past 4 years in the country have considerably decreased quantity of smokers, about one million person have said goodbye to a bad habit. Excise increase on tobacco directly influences on reduction of number of smokers, so and reduction of disease which connect with tobacco. Besides imposing of the veto on the law opposes Ukraine and Europe where there is a steady struggle for decrease in quantity of smokers.

The co-ordinator of projects «Molod_zhna варта» (this organisation is created for the analysis of performance of pre-election pledges of the President of Ukraine) Evgenie Malih has informed that in 2007 Victor Yushchenko in pre-election campaign for WELL-NANOSECOND informed that its party will actively struggle for a healthy way of life for citizens of Ukraine. Thus, the President has actually broken all promises which were given concerning struggle against children's and adult smoking.

The vice-president of Committee of the Supreme Rada concerning the budget Oleg Ljashko has commented on 4 basic of point which the President has stated in offers apropos ветирования the law. According to O.Ljashko, the increase in contraband of cigarettes, reduction of volumes of the Ukrainian tobacco manufactures, reduction of receipts in the budget from tobacco branch and reduction of workplaces are absolutely groundless. The vice-president of Committee VR has informed that under its information ветирование the given law has brought to the President about 5 million dollars which are listed in the companies involved in carrying out of election campaign for Victor Yushchenko.

Official data from the State customs service and СБУ denies presence of the facts of import to Ukraine illicit tobacco products. Thus the customs says that in 2009 1700 attempts of illegal export of cigarettes from Ukraine have been prevented. The given facts it is transparent show: the prices for tobacco products in Ukraine one of the lowest.

Oleg Ljashko has informed that the Ukrainian manufacture of cigarettes this year in comparison with last year was reduced only to 11 % whereas the general indicators on the industry reach recession in 30 %. Manufacture falling accurately shows: people began to smoke less.

From outside O.Ljashko has undergone to the special criticism motivation about reduction of receipts in the budget after introduction of new high excise rates. From the point of view of deputy ВР, it is possible to consider this argument of the President especially cynical.

So for the first 10 months 2008 the state budget has replenished with "tobacco" money for 2 billion 732 million grivnas. And for the first 10 months of this year "the tobacco" profit of the budget makes 7 billion 8 million grivnas. If to consider that new excises on tobacco were included into validity only since May, the difference especially impresses. Money for excise increase, according to the member of parliament, will be directed on liquidation of consequences of flooding in the Western Ukraine, on the maintenance of embassies of Ukraine in other countries, on financing of the Minister of Defence of Ukraine.

Has expressed the opinion and the former deputy minister of economy Vladimir РЯБОШЛЫК which represents itself as now the economic expert. Most likely, services which analyzed a situation and prepared the decision on veto imposing for Victor Yushchenko, have misled the President. After all ветирование the law categorically it is not compatible to a position of the head of the state in questions of the European integration.

Most likely, the President as a result will sign the law as the abundance of public negative reactions on ветирование should draw its attention. Most likely, Victor Yushchenko will understand a situation, and the law will come into force.