Stop smoking campaign in England axed after health budget cuts

Charity decries government’s ‘foolhardy’ decision to reduce anti-smoking budget by 24%

The government has been accused of undermining its ambition to make England smoke free after an anti-smoking campaign was cancelled following a 24% cut to the public health marketing budget.

Health Harms, a Public Health England (PHE) scheme, has previously sought to harness new year resolutions in January to encourage the 6 million tobacco smokers in the country to quit through vaping and visualising how cancer-causing chemicals and tar are inhaled.

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