FBR turned down health ministry’s proposal to increase cigarettes prices
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) straightaway rejected the Ministry of National Health Regulation Authority’s proposal’ to soar the cigarettes price...
Growers of tobacco threaten to stage sit-in in Islamabad on April 24
ISLAMABAD: The Anjuman-e-Tahfuzi Hoqiqi Kashtkaran and the Dealer Association Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) have threatened to stage a sit-in in the federal capital on April 24 if...
Health Ministry asks policy review of reducing cigarette prices to save livesÂ
ISLAMABAD: Contrary to the claim of the local tobacco industry about the market share of non-duty paid/illicit cigarette brands, a study has...
Philip Morris shifts entire capacity of its cigarette factory to smoke-free products
KARACHI: Philip Morris International (PMI) announced that the factory of its Greek affiliate Papastratos in Aspropyrgos, has ceased cigarette production and is...
FBR’s third tax slab and enforcement drive hurts illicit tobacco
PESHAWAR:Â The policy from the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to introduce a third tax slab for cigarettes and step up its enforcement...
Tobacco industry fails to deliver revenue target set by FBR
ISLAMABAD: Despite the introduction of a third slab on cigarette prices, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has been losing revenue and...
Tobacco, cement, cotton production increases from last year
ISLAMABAD: Cement production in the country, witnessed a growth of 12.13 per cent during the first seven months of the current fiscal year, as...
CCP recommends FBR to amend RFP clauses for tobacco track and trace system
KARACHI: The Competition Commission of Pakistan issued a policy note to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), with the recommendation to amend...
Revenue share of tobacco industry decreases to 83.69bn in 2016-17
KARACHI: The revenue collection of Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on documented cigarettes further declined to Rs83.69 billion in the year 2016-17...
Civil society lauds federal cabinet’s decision to ban sale of loose cigarettes
ISLAMABAD: The Network for Consumer Protection on Tuesday applauded the federal cabinet’s decision to ban the sale of loose cigarettes in a bid...