The Demerara Tobacco Company Limited (Demtoco) yesterday pledged to comply with the impending tobacco legislation but nonetheless urged that it be reviewed by a parliamentary select committee to address “contentious” issues.
“The Company would like to reiterate its support for the regulating of the tobacco industry and the government’s obligations under the Framework Convention in Tobacco Control, to which it’s a signatory, and to institute such legislation locally. We, however, remain very concerned that the bill in many clauses infringes on the rights of ordinary citizens and discriminates against many who are seeking to earn their livelihood from the trading of a legal product,” Demtoco’s Managing Director Maurlain Kirton said in a statement issued yesterday.
