Cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris has apologised for a company funded report which claimed that smoking related deaths saved the Czech government money on healthcare and pensions.
In a statement, Philip Morris said that commissioning the study was not just a terrible mistake, it was wrong. The company added that it understood the outrage and anger that the report triggered, ...
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