The government of Thailand is delaying its plans to increase the tax on cigarettes costing around THB60 ($1.89) a pack by 40 percent, reports Thaivisa News.
The measure would have raised the cost of a pack of cigarettes to THB90-THB100. The increase has been delayed until October 2020.
However, the government also announced an increase in taxes on loose rolling tobaccos because it believes the current disparity in tax between regular cigarettes and loose tobacco was too large.
The tax on rolling tobacco will go up from THB0.005 per gram to THB0.1 per gram.