The legal age for smoking could be increased to 21 under plans drawn up by order of Sajid Javid, the Health Secretary, amid hopes that less than five per cent of Britons will smoke by 2030.
A “radical” independent review commissioned by Mr Javid is expected to report in the coming weeks and will recommend that the legal age to purchase cigarettes is increased and new taxes are slapped on tobacco company profits, The Telegraph understands.
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