From 1 June 2023, nicotine-substitute solutions, including vaping products, will be included in the tax net with a flat excise duty rate of R2.90/ml. Excise duty on vaping tobacco products has been in the pipeline for a while – the tax was first announced in finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s 2022 budget speech. The South African Revenue...
Up to one million smokers will be encouraged to swap cigarettes for "vapes", with pregnant women offered financial incentives to make the change in what will be a world first, the British government said on Tuesday. Under the scheme, almost one in five smokers will be given a vape - an e-cigarette - starter kit...
One million smokers will be given a free vaping starter kit to encourage them to give up tobacco products. Pregnant women will also be offered up to £400 to stop smoking as part of a package of measures in England unveiled by the government on Tuesday. A consultation will be launched on compelling cigarette manufacturers to put...
More than 800,000 Ghanaians continue to smoke annually, while tobacco use kills more than 6,700 people each year in the country. Sixty-six percent of these deaths occur before the age of 70. Mr. Peter Bismark Kwofie, Executive Director, Institute for Liberty, and Policy Innovation (ILAPI), a policy think tank located in Tema, has stated, adding that...
As the TGA considers at least 4,000 submissions, tobacco companies appear to be heightening lobbying efforts An international pro-vaping group, supported by British American Tobacco, has hired an Australian lobbyist amid proposed government reforms that could see tightened access to nicotine vaping products. In February, Michael Kauter – a former deputy director of the Nationals and...
British American Tobacco Uganda has recorded a 6% increase in revenues to Shs 99.5bn for the year ended Dece.31, 2022, but the profit after tax declined marginally to Shs 9.9bn. The cigarettes distributor said the 4% decline in profit after tax was attributed to a surge in operational costs in line with higher sales volume...
In response to the Minister of Finance's budget speech on 22 February 2023, Ahmad Ismail, general manager for Southern Africa & Nigeria, (has) welcomed the tobacco excise tax increase of 4.9%. At JTI we support the need for predictable and stable tobacco excise increases. We are furthermore conscious of our products being subjected to excise...
The Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) has certified the Ibadan site of British American Tobacco (BAT) in Nigeria for its responsible water management. AWS recognises the consumer goods company's sustainability efforts in a context of water stress. British American Tobacco’s (BAT) Ibadan site joins the top three Alliance for Water Stewardship Core certified companies in...
BAT Uganda has called upon the Government to ramp up efforts to curb illicit trade in cigarettes, which it says is impacting the sustainability of its business. In its 2022 performance results, the company says it recorded a 6% revenue growth, to Shs99.5 billion. Profit before tax dropped by 6% to Shs14.3 billion, reflecting a...
Zimbabwe, Africa's largest tobacco producer, opened its tobacco-selling season Wednesday, with a speech by the vice president and eager international buyers. The size of the tobacco crop increased despite increased fertilizer prices caused by the war in Ukraine. Zimbabwe expects to harvest 230 million kilograms (254,000 tons) of the golden leaf this season, up from...
