Legal cigarette market share hits new low of 20% Rs. 118 bn estimated as loss to state coffers in potential tax revenue CTC urges moderate and proportionate tax policies Illicit cigarettes ...

Philip Morris Philippines Manufacturing, Inc. (PMPM) and Japan Tobacco International (JTI) lauded the Bureau of Customs (BOC) after the agency seized ₱83.7 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in ...

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Operatives from the Bureau of Customs-Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (BOC-CIIS) seized P83.7 million worth of smuggled cigarettes from a warehouse in Bocaue, Bulacan. The operation on ...

The Hong Kong government is seeking to ban the possession of e-cigarettes and other alternative smoking products in public by the end of April next year, along with other proposed measures to curb ...

But early Friday morning the Republican-controlled House and Senate voted nearly along party lines to raise Indiana's cigarette tax by $2 a pack, boost taxes on vapor and other tobacco products ...

However, a detailed examination revealed a stash of undeclared items, including medical equipment, e-cigarettes, vape flavors, and lithium batteries. The 40-foot container, which had cleared ...

Effective July 1, 2025, the cigarette tax will rise by $2 per pack, with proportional increases on other tobacco products. This measure will generate approximately $800 million over the biennium, ...

VST Industries Dividend 2025: VST Industries, the manufacturer of cigarettes, on Friday declared a final dividend of Rs 10 per equity share for the financial year 2024-25. The dividend will be ...

The items in question include e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products. Officials also want to ban the sale of flavoured tobacco products like cigars and shisha, or smoking through water pipes.

Facing a worse-than-expected fiscal forecast, the Indiana Legislature approved a pared-down $46.2 billion state budget bill early Friday morning that will triple the state’s cigarette tax and ...