Taxing balancing act
Indonesia's Finance Minister has spoken honestly to young people about the dilemma that tobacco raises in a country where it is economically important but destructive health-wise.Read More
Indonesia's Finance Minister has spoken honestly to young people about the dilemma that tobacco raises in a country where it is economically important but destructive health-wise.Read More
Philip Morris International's global initiative supporting third party programs dedicated to fighting illegal trade and related crimes is not confined to tobacco.Read More
If there is one thing that the tobacco industry, tobacco control and governments can agree on, it is that smokers should be punished with having to pay exorbitant levels of tax.Read More
Since air pollution kills more people than are killed by tobacco smoke, perhaps the Bangkok authorities should take a fresh look at their taxation policies.Read More
Customs agents in Bulgaria, a 'favorite' transit country for those involved in the illegal trade, have seized counterfeit cigarettes posing as cardboard.Read More
The EU Commission must find it time consuming to keep track of all the questions it is asked by parliamentarians about its tobacco-products traceability system.Read More
Agreements between tobacco manufacturers, the EU Commission and member states aimed at countering tobacco smuggling are being run down even though they are beneficial.Read More
The usual milch-cows are being lined up as South Africa's Treasury looks to increase its revenue by R1 billion.Read More
Governments that use tobacco excise tax increases to limit consumption need to look at the wider picture – at whether they are impoverishing tobacco growers and enriching criminals.Read More
From the figures below and a knowledge of the price of excisable goods in other jurisdictions; it is obvious that the illegal trade in these goods is going to turn a profit.Read More