Table 1

Time frame for the documents received through the Freedom of Information requests

MinistryNoteNumber of documents provided
2006200720082009201020112012
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development25253618236720
Ministry of EconomyForwarded documents from the years 2009–2012 only000171714
Ministry of Finance15591411610
Ministry of Foreign AffairsFailed to respond to our official request0000000
Ministry of HealthSent only sample documents00000102
Ministry of the Interior0000032
Ministry of Labor and Social Policy0000582
Ministry of Regional Development (now Ministry of Infrastructure and Development)Did not receive any documents from the tobacco industry0000000
  • The industry lobbying activities cannot be measured by the number of documents submitted to the government, but rather by the impact that those documents had on the policymaking.