Despite having an illegal tobacco trade that is already burning furiously, the Canadian province of Ontario has decided to add fuel to the fire with further cigarette tax increases.Read More
In Australia, where tobacco production is illegal, the soaring prices of cigarettes is encouraging some criminals to start growing the crop on a commercial scale.Read More
A study in Malaysia has found that 1.1 million tobacco-smoking-related deaths could be prevented if cigarette excise were increased; but others point out that the illegal trade would have to be addressed firstly.Read More
The licit cigarette industry in Malaysia is facing what one company has described as ‘challenging times’; but, with illicit products having taken 57 percent of the market, that seems like an understatement.Read More
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Tobacco proposal like the curate’s egg
The Canadian government’s proposals for new regulations on tobacco products and vaping devices have met with a mixed reception.Read More
A collaboration between the Romanian authorities and British American Tobacco Romania has reduced the country’s black market to about 17 percent. Now the aim is to reduce it to 10 percent.Read More
A number of counterfeit tobacco products sold through Facebook are said to have posed a bigger potential health risk, but this assessment was based on the presence of raised levels of only two toxic metals.Read More
Illicit cigarettes sold in Malaysia are said to be more dangerous than licit ones because their tar and nicotine contents are ‘unknown’.Read More
The UK budget has just slapped another wodge of tax on cigarettes, the lowest priced of which already attracted rates of 90 percent. No wonder the country boasts a thriving black market.Read More
New Zealand, which imposes eye-watering levels of tobacco taxes, cannot be surprised that cigarettes are being targeted in retail-store robberies. Smokers are addicted to these products, and are often financially poor.Read More
