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submitted 2 days ago by CityPop@lemmy.today to c/world@quokk.au

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[–] myrmidex@belgae.social 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So if it weren't for Brexit, I suppose British American Tobacco would also get a nice batch of taxpayer money?

Budgets are tight but still they find room for these silly expenditures, what tf are they doing.

[–] Whelks_chance@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Supporting culture and jobs

[–] lightsblinken@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

whaaat?! government supporting their people?! now i've heard of everything! /s

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

But it's a dying industry with no future and drunk boomers die off.

[–] myrmidex@belgae.social 1 points 1 day ago

Weird how that sounds right for wine but not for cigarettes