KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. The World Health Organization (WHO) stated that the number of active smokers in Indonesia could reach 96.5 million by 2025. This could happen if domestic tobacco control remains weak. The cheap prices and easy access of cigarette products in Indonesia also make children and teenagers vulnerable to become active smokers. Public Policy Researcher and anti-corruption activist Emerson Yuntho called for the Ministry of Finance to revoke the Indonesian Director General of Customs and Excise Regulation (DGCE Regulation) Number 37/2017 that allows cigarette manufacturers sell at a Consumer Price or the price for the end consumer below the 85% of the Banderole Price or the price printed on tax stamp, provided that the cigarette are sold in less than 50% regions of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise office. Baca Juga: Indonesia's motorcycle sales seen flat in 2020 -association
Discounted cigarette policy potentially reduces tax revenue up to Rp 2.6 trillion
KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. The World Health Organization (WHO) stated that the number of active smokers in Indonesia could reach 96.5 million by 2025. This could happen if domestic tobacco control remains weak. The cheap prices and easy access of cigarette products in Indonesia also make children and teenagers vulnerable to become active smokers. Public Policy Researcher and anti-corruption activist Emerson Yuntho called for the Ministry of Finance to revoke the Indonesian Director General of Customs and Excise Regulation (DGCE Regulation) Number 37/2017 that allows cigarette manufacturers sell at a Consumer Price or the price for the end consumer below the 85% of the Banderole Price or the price printed on tax stamp, provided that the cigarette are sold in less than 50% regions of the Directorate General of Customs and Excise office. Baca Juga: Indonesia's motorcycle sales seen flat in 2020 -association