If the government wishes to make its population pursue a healthier lifestyle by creating a reduction in the demand for packets of cigarettes, examine and discuss how this can be implemented without government having to directly increase the price of a packet of cigarettes. Motivate your answer with a diagram.

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If the government wishes to make its population pursue a healthier
lifestyle by creating a reduction in the demand for packets of
cigarettes, examine and discuss how this can be implemented without
government having to directly increase the price of a packet of
cigarettes. Motivate your answer with a diagram.

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