January 2023
Bill could hold tobacco manufacturers accountable for $73 million litter clean-up fee
Tobacco companies could be forced to clean up cigarette butts left by smokers in South Australia as the Greens party propose a nation-first litter law. The legislation currently being drafted by the party proposes huge fines if cigarette manufacturers refuse to clean up discarded butts left in public places. According to the Greens party, tobacco litter clean-up costs Australians $73...
Smoking in any shape or form will impact health
The government’s decision to regulate e-cigarettes for minors under 18 is very welcome. According to some retailers e-cigarettes have been unregulated since 2016 with doubts about age restriction. Until last year, no health warnings were on packets like ordinary cigarettes. The current warnings are only in relation to the addictive side of nicotine and...
Experts call for policy review as Nigeria’s Tobacco industry risks collapse
Economic experts have called for a review of the government’s 2022-2025 fiscal policy to save Nigeria’s Tobacco industry from collapse due to heavy taxes. Also, they stated that businesses in the sector might go moribund in the next three years if the Federal government implements its new tax regime. The Ministry of Finance, Budget and National...
Smoking in Europe: Which countries are the most and least addicted to tobacco and vaping?
Tobacco companies will now have to clean up cigarette butts from streets and beaches in Spain under a new environmental regulation. The ruling, which also says cigarette manufacturers will be responsible for educating the public not to discard their butts in the public space, is part of a package of measures to reduce waste, single-use...
Youth Associations Urge PM, Finance Minister to Increase Taxes on Tobacco Products
On the eve of National Youth Day, several youth associations on Wednesday appealed to the prime minister and the finance minister to increase taxes on all tobacco products in the upcoming Budget for 2023-24. Read more at: LatestLy
Morocco: Tobacco Tax to Increase
The price of tobacco-based products, including cigarettes, will increase effective January 2023 in Morocco, according to the Administration of Customs and Indirect Taxation, reports Morocco World News. The increase is part of Morocco’s five-year strategy to decrease smoking rates by raising tariffs. Cigarettes sold in the country will see a MAD1 ($0.09) to MAD2 per pack...
Cigarette tax could rise in New York with push for ‘tobacco-free’ generation
The cigarette tax in New York would increase by $1 and ban all flavored tobacco products would be in place under a proposal announced Tuesday by Gov. Kathy Hochul in her State of the State address. The proposal is meant to create a "tobacco free generation" as fewer and fewer younger people use cigarettes, but...
Higher tobacco prices leads to declining use
Cape Town - In the context of declining tobacco use on a global level, tobacco use in sub-Saharan Africa is predicted to increase substantially in the coming decades. This is the result of fast economic and population growth, coupled with intensive marketing efforts by the tobacco industry. Tobacco use is a leading cause of death and...
