Tobacco Taxes to Increase by 11%
The government has declared a raise in tobacco excise taxes, by approximately 11.19 %, since January 1, 2016, after taking into consideration both the status of the cigarette industry and public health. “The largest tax boost of around 12.96 to 16.47 % will be applied to machine-rolled cigarettes and the smallest boost of 0 to 12 % will put on hand-rolled cigarettes,” stated the Finance Ministry’s director general of taxation Heru Pambudi several days ago as quoted on tempo.co. Read more