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Taxing Times for French Pharma
By Nathan Jessop.
While French politics has taken a decisive shift to the left with the election of the country’s first socialist president for 17 years, it does not look like Francois Hollande will be changing or derailing any of the existing — and sometimes quite radical — healthcare reforms that the outgoing Nicolas Sarkozy had introduced [...]
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Should Smokers Cough Up Money for Cancer Research?
This June, Californians will be asked whether cigarette smokers should subsidize research to treat diseases related to smoking cigarettes.
California’s Proposition 29, if passed, would levy an additional tax of $1 on every pack of smokes sold in the state beginning in October 2012. The tax would generate an estimated $615 million in 2012/2013, and [...]
Posted in Legal, R&D, Regulatory, Safety, Strategy, healthcare Also tagged California, policy, smoking 6 Comments
Ireland's Economic Bailout to Sting Pharma
Ireland’s favorable level of corporation tax remains untouched by the country’s economic rescue package, but drugmakers will still feel the pinch of the healthcare cuts.
Despite pressure from France and Germany, Ireland has managed to secure its Euro 85 billion ($111 billion) rescue package from Europe and the International Monetary Fund without raising corporation tax, one [...]
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Despite Growing Momentum, Repeal of Medical Device Tax Faces Significant Hurdles