A court in Greece has suspended a huge fine imposed on SEKAP that, it is said, would otherwise have condemned the tobacco company to bankruptcy. Read More
There are some good arguments for operating a tobacco monopoly, but there can be no good argument for undermining such a monopoly with a badly-thought-out tax structure.Read More
The Australian government, which has raised cigarette prices to unaffordable levels, is threatening smokers who buy illicit products with up to five years in jail, knowing those smokers are addicted. Read More
The logic of the Canadian authorities’ approaches to marijuana and tobacco seems to suggest that they want consumers to buy licit marijuana but illicit tobacco.Read More
The idea that non-filter cigarettes should be taxed at a higher rate than filtered cigarettes seems not to make sense since a filter can be removed.Read More
Zimbabwe, usually in the news because of its leaf production, is currently in the news over an issue more usually associated with other countries: the illegal trade in cigarettes.Read More
Opinion is apparently divided in Singapore as to whether smokers will put up with a price increase on manufactured cigarettes or vote with their feet.Read More
Sales of fine-cut tobacco have been making headway in Australia, partly on the back of tax increases that have rendered this product competitively priced against manufactured cigarettes.Read More
Tobacco excise has been increased by 10 percent in Singapore on the promise that such a rise will reduce demand for cigarettes by four percent.Read More
What should a government – any government – do if its stated aim of using taxation to force smokers to quit comes into conflict with its less-well-advertised aim of increasing revenues?Read More
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