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Retail Asia07/12/2021

Cigarette butts with filters are the most commonly littered item worldwide, with a staggering 4.5 trillion of them tossed into the environment each year. This is a huge problem; many end up on beaches and in the ocean, and the tar from burnt tobacco in the filter can be toxic to wildlife. Fixing the problem has focused on […]

Retail Asia01/10/2018

Most Vietnamese want the tax on tobacco raised as a means to reduce smoking, a survey has found. The survey, by Canadian NGO HealthBridge, released at a conference Tuesday showed that 90 percent of Vietnamese think raising the price of a 20-pack of cigarettes to VND45,400 ($1.95) will have an impact on smoking. The average […]

Retail Asia05/06/2018

Vietnam should raise its tobacco tax in order to deter and reduce people smoking, the World Health Organisation has advised. WHO head Kidong Park said at a recent meeting held by the Health Ministry in Hanoi that Vietnam was among the top 15 countries in the world with the lowest tobacco prices. He said Vietnam’s […]

Retail Asia12/10/2016

Cigarette tax in Indonesia will be increased by an average of 10 percent starting January 1 next year in a move to control the production and consumption of cigarettes in the country. Local media quoted Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati as saying her ministry had approved regulations on hiking tax on all types and […]

Retail Asia01/10/2016

The Director General of Customs and Excise for the Finance Ministry, Heru Pambudi said the number of cigarette factories in Indonesia continues to fall significantly over the past years. There were 4,669 cigarette factories in 2007, which had fell to 754 by 2016 According to Heru, the better tobacco control measures taken by the Directorate General of […]

Retail Asia26/01/2016

As expected, Oettinger Davidoff AG has acquired the majority interest in Bluebell Cigars (Asia) Ltd – its long-time Asian distributor – in what is a highly significant strategic move. Bluebell is a family-owned company that is one of the largest brand luxury distributors in Asia, representing over 50 luxury and lifestyle brands in 10 countries, […]

Retail Asia21/01/2016

A shop in Bedok has had its tobacco retail licence revoked after it was found to have repeatedly sold tobacco products to minors. Two other shops – a 7-Eleven outlet at 523, Bukit Batok Street 52 and Blu Jaz at 11, Bali Lane – have had their licences suspended by the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) […]

Retail Asia14/07/2015

A “sin tax” on cigarettes has sharply cut smoking in the Philippines while also boosting government revenues, the internal revenue chief claimed on Monday. The number of cigarette packs put on store shelves by retailers fell by nearly a third between 2012 and 2014, said revenue chief Kim Henares. The government raised excise taxes on […]

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The case for forcing the tobacco industry to pay for cigarette butts

90 percent of Vietnamese want tobacco tax raised

WHO wants Vietnam to raise tobacco taxes

Indonesia to raise cigarette tax in January

Indonesia Sees Decline in Number of Cigarette Factories

Davidoff thinks big as it exercises Bluebell option

Cigarette sales to minors: Shop’s licence revoked

‘Sin tax’ cuts cigarette smoking in Philippines