Cigarettes will attract more excise duties ranging from Rs 2,050 to Rs 8,500 per 1,000 sticks, depending on their length.

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 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 ...

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 ...

Citing the possibility that unscrupulous manufacturers could be in cahoots with government personnel in the proliferation of fake cigarettes, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III has ordered the ...