Tobacco firm Imperial Brands ‘on track’ after price increases
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Imperial Brands has said it is on track with targets after higher pricing helped to offset lower volume sales of traditional tobacco products. The update comes a day after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told the Conservative Party conference that he plans to introduce a new law banning tobacco sales to anybody born on or after January 1 2009, and said he would clamp down on the use of disposable vapes. Shortly after the Prime Minister’s speech, a spokesman for Imperial said: “We understand the Government’s desire for new tobacco control measures, because of the health risks associated with smoking.