Right: Second-hand smoke can hurt your family's health
From Mar
While many know smoking can increase the risk of liver disease, liver cancer, cardiovascular disease and stroke, the HPA cited a WHO document titled More than 100 reasons to quit tobacco and said that smoking causes many eye diseases which, if left untreated, can lead to permanent vision loss. The US Centers for Disease Control and the New York State Department of Health have published data linking smoking to an increased risk of developing serious eye conditions, including macular degeneration, cataracts, glaucoma and even blindness, the HPA said
As for amendments to the Tobacco and Liquor Tax Act, the penalty floor for fines would be removed and the wording would be changed from double to quadruple the original tax to quadruple the original tax or lower, the ministry said
The amendments to Article 54 of the Land Tax Act (), Articles 29, 30 and 31 of the Vehicle License Tax Act () and select articles under the Tobacco and Liquor Tax Act () would allow agencies more leeway in assigning fines based on the severity of the breach, the Ministry of Finance said
As the number of visitors to Taiwan continues to grow, many travel agencies and hotels provide meet-and-greet services that allow arriving travelers to head directly to their hotels or begin their itineraries upon landing
