Attempt to smuggling millions worth of Tobacco thwarted

Jan 21, 2025

An attempt to smuggle tobacco into Israel in a quantity of over a ton, while evading tax payment in the amount of approximately 1.7...

Pakistan: Curbing illicit tobacco trade a key condition for funding by IMF

Mar 24, 2024

Experts said Pakistan has a strategic window to meet International Monetary Fund (IMF) conditions, boost tax collection, and notably increase the tax-to-GDP ratio by...

Pakistan Government imposes PKR 36 billion tax on cigarettes

Aug 23, 2022

Islamabad [Pakistan], August 23 : The Pakistan government on Monday imposed an additional PKR (Pakistani Rupees) 36 billion new tax on cigarettes and PKR...

Increase cess on tobacco products, tobacco eradication organisation urges govt

Aug 25, 2020

Panaji (Goa) [India], Aug 25 : Public health groups, doctors and economists have urged the GST council to increase the compensation cess on all...

New Zealand ditches smoking ban to fund tax cuts

Nov 28, 2023

The move has sparked outrage among public health officials and anti-tobacco groups, who are dismayed by the decision to abandon the ban to finance...

Israel: Knesset committees to tackle smoking reforms

May 25, 2025

The Finance Committee will discuss cancelling the tax exemption on duty-free tobacco, while the Economy Committee will review regulations mandating graphic health warnings on...