Cigarettes

The review period saw the introduction of various taxes on tobacco and this has been identified as a major reason for the declining volume sales being seen in cigarettes. Excise taxes were first introduced in 2012 and were set at AED50 per 1,000 ...

In October 2017, the Ministry of Finance announced new legislation stipulating a further increase in cigarette excise tax of around 10% effective 1 January 2018 and plans to revise the tax structure for cigarettes by reducing the number of excise tax...

Tax changes are having a negative impact on sales of cigarettes, with higher prices encouraging consumers to trade down or switch to lower-cost e-vapour devices and heated tobacco. Economy cigarettes were notably impacted by the introduction of ...

2018 saw an increase in excise duty for tobacco products, which led to an increase in cigarette unit price. However, cigarette consumption decreased only marginally in 2018, in line with the decline in previous years. This may be due to the increase ...

Ongoing increases in excise tax are hampering sales of cigarettes in Lithuania. The present government has a strong commitment to increasing excise tax further on all tobacco products, in order to discourage tobacco consumption within the country. ...

Recent tax increases continued to result in lower formal consumption and higher demand for illegal products within cigarettes in Peru in 2018. Despite efforts by the authorities to seize illegal products, illicit trade continues to increase. Indeed, ...

In 2018, cigarettes posted a further modest decline in retail volume sales, continuing the trend seen over the previous three years. This can be attributed to a number of factors, including a drop in smoking prevalence, particularly among men, with ...

In 2018, retail volume sales of cigarettes continued to decline, with the category having been on a downward trajectory for several years. However, the category’s volume contraction in 2018 was stronger than the decline in smoking prevalence, which ...

The legal consumption of cigarettes in Kazakhstan continued to decline in 2018 due to further increases in excise duty and a desire for healthy living. Higher excise taxes were followed by hikes in unit prices, which made legal cigarettes less ...

Cigarettes recorded positive volume growth in 2018 for the first time since 2012. The growth was limited by the tax changes under the GST regime, introduced in 2017. Under the GST, cigarettes saw taxes levied increase by 13%. The total tax load under...

Excise Tax Law changes in 2013 continue to impact cigarettes, resulting in a steady rise in unit prices, with this trend set to continue until 2023. Cigarette prices experienced a further increase in July 2018, when the government raised excise tax ...

Cigarette sales continued to contract in 2018 as smoking prevalence reduced further. Smoking prevalence is reducing in Canada because of strict regulations imposed by the government as well as consumers’ rising health awareness. Federal and ...

The sale of packs of 10 cigarettes has been banned by the Saudi Government, as the packs’ lower pricing made them more available to minors than packs of 20 cigarettes. As a result, the pack of 20 cigarettes is the only pack size available for ...

The number of legal cigarettes released for consumption in Latvia increased slightly in 2018 compared with 2017. To a large extent this was thanks to local authorities being effective in fighting illegal imports. It was feared that government ...

Retail volume sales of cigarettes returned to growth in 2018 after a decline the previous year, which had been the result of higher unit prices, leading to a surge in illicit trade. However, there was a notable switch towards economy and mid-price ...

In January 2018, the excise rate on imported cigarettes was increased threefold from AZN4 to AZN12 per 1,000 units. This led to a price rise of cigarettes and current value growth. A tax increase on cigarettes produced in the country from ASN4 to ...

The declining trend in cigarettes retail volume sales in Uruguay will persist over the forecast period, with the pace of decline projected to be faster than during the review period. Demand in the category will continue to fall as the government ...

Over the forecast period, retail volume sales of cigarettes are projected to decline steadily, and at a faster rate than in 2017 and 2018. More consumers are set to quit the habit altogether or migrate to perceived less harmful alternatives like ...

Cigarettes in Turkey recorded an impressive recovery in retail volume terms in 2018 supported by a number of factors, despite an ongoing decline in smoking prevalence amongst the local population of adult smokers. After slowing growth for a number of...

The government and anti-smoking groups continued to look to educate consumers and increase awareness about the dangers of smoking in 2018, with this gradually taking its toll on smoking prevalence. One in three smokers in Kenya are believed to have ...