Cigarettes will attract more excise duties ranging from Rs 2,050 to Rs 8,500 per 1,000 sticks, depending on their length. Chewing tobacco will be taxed under machine-based system.

Cigarette packets would be packaged very basically with just the text of the brand of cigarettes against a grey background. The measure is being considered as part of a commitment to cut the number of ...

THE BUREAU of Internal Revenue (BIR) has seized unregistered cigarette-making machinery in various locations as part of a broader crackdown on tax evasion in the tobacco industry, the Department of ...

MANILA, Philippines — Fake cigarettes, raw tobacco materials and cigarette packing machines amounting to around P1.3 billion were intercepted by authorities, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported ...

CIGARETTE machines are a familiar sight in pubs and bars across the North East. But from tomorrow, a new law will strip pub bosses of the right to sell tobacco in this way. And the penalties are harsh ...