In China Mobile Phones Are Disguised As Cigarette Packets

IN China mobile phones are disguised as cigarette packets -to avoid embarrassment, and a fine.

This is China, where Gongan county responds to concerns about a fall in its tax take by issuing a smoking edict, ordering officials to inhale 230,000 packs of local Hubei-produced cigarettes over the year.

Failure to meet the target will be met with a fine.

The local government can reap duty on sales of cigarettes produced locally but not from elsewhere - and the ciggies in neighbouring Hunan province are better. It’s protectionism - but doesn’t encouraging smoking Chain look a more friendly place?

Here’s the covert smoking mobile:

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Posted: 10th, May 2009 | In: Technology Comment | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink