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Collection of tobacco tax news, found 32 news.

UU P2SK to maintain BI, OJK, LPS independence, minister assures

The Law on Financial Sector Development and Strengthening (P2SK) will not curtail the independence of Bank Indonesia ...

Tobacco tax increase to help control cigarette consumption: minister

The government's policy to increase the excise on tobacco products (CHT) will automatically push up cigarette ...

Several factors considered before deciding to raise tobacco excise

The government has taken into account several aspects prior to deciding to raise tobacco excise by up to 12 percent in ...

Increase public awareness through momentum of No Tobacco Day: Doctor

The World No Tobacco Day commemoration offers the right momentum to raise public awareness of the dangers of smoking, ...

President highlights need to streamline BPJS management

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has reaffirmed the need for the Healthcare and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) ...

Law makers ask gov't to eradicate fake cigarette excise tapes harder

The Indonesian House of Representatives has asked the government and its staff to work hard to eradicate efforts to ...

Using tobacco tax to plug up BPJS deficit tax against law

The National Committee for Tobacco Control said the government regulation using revenue from tobacco tax to help plug ...

Education, health can support HRD: Academician

Education and health can support development of human resources (HRD) to welcome a demographic bonus in 2030 and ...

WHO encourages Indonesia to raise cigarettes tax

World Health Organization (WHO) has encouraged Indonesian authority to raise cigarette customs and tax as it would not ...

Protecting people against dangers of cigarettes

The Indonesian government must strengthen its efforts to protect the people from the dangers of cigarettes in order to ...

Tobacco consumption epidemic reaches alarming level

The epidemic of tobacco consumption has reached an alarming level in Indonesia, where more than one-third of the ...

17 health organizations reject draft bill on tobacco

Seventeen health organizations in Indonesia have issued a joint declaration urging President Joko Widodo to reject the ...

Raising cigarette prices to reduce smoking

Raising cigarette prices is considered one of the most effective ways to prevent and reduce smoking, especially among ...

WHO urges governments to raise tobacco taxes to beat smoking

Governments around the world should increase taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products to save lives and generate ...

Laffer's International Tobacco Taxation Handbook Gives Governments Roadmap to Optimize Tax Revenues

- As excise taxes become increasingly important throughout the world, Dr. Arthur Laffer today released his ...