The government of Indonesia will raise the excise tax on tobacco by 23 percent and the minimum retail price by 35 percent next year. Read More
A proposed increase in taxes on alcohol, heated tobacco products and e-cigarettes in the Philippines will raise close to PHP370 billion ($7.17 billion)—enough to cover the funding gap for healthcare services.Read More
China has seen a modest drop in the incidence of smoking in recent years, but there is a long, difficult road ahead given that tobacco provides huge and predictable government revenues.Read More
While sales of combustible cigarettes in South Korea are going down, sales of heat-not-burn products are headed in the other direction.Read More
A question has been raised about tobacco-product prices as Andorra moves toward deepening its trading relationship with the EU.Read More
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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
In Indonesia, which has a huge domestic tobacco industry that is a vital source of employment, the Government must walk a fine line between tobacco’s benefits and costs.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
Given that air pollution kills more people than are killed by tobacco smoke, the first products that should be the subject of sin taxes are those that are pumped into vehicle gas tanks. 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
