A Summit on Harm Reduction held in the Philippines has been told of a stunningly successful support program for smokers wanting to quit by switching to vaping. Read More
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Excise taxes on tobacco products are set to rise three times in three years in Nigeria. Anti-tobacco organizations have welcomed the increases but the tobacco industry is concerned. Read More
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There seems to be a difference of opinion as to whether the prices of cigarettes in Malaysia are going to fall during a period of tax transition.Read More
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Although the incidence of smoking has fallen in New Zealand; the present rate of decline is not going to be enough for the government to hit its tobacco-smoke-free target by 2025.Read More
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An article in Nicotine Tobacco Research questions the link between tax-induced cigarette price rises and increases in the illegal trade in such products, in five countries of Latin America.Read More
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May 14, 2018
A tobacco manufacturer operating in Kenya has made a plea for what is on the wish list of companies worldwide: a stable tax regime that delivers a predictable operating environment.Read More
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May 14, 2018
In the Philippines, a share of the excise taxes collected annually on the sale of tobacco products is supposed to go towards helping tobacco growers, but ...Read More
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The government of Peru is targeting tax increases at products whose use carries health risks. But unlike in many other countries, it is not only cigarettes that are in the frame.Read More
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If governments believe they can force people to quit smoking completely by increasing the prices of cigarettes, they must believe also that tobacco addiction is not strong.Read More
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One of the consequences of tax 'manipulation by certain players' is that South Africa's licit, tax-compliant tobacco sector is losing market share to the illicit sector ‘at an alarming rate’.Read More
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