FBR enhances FED for locally produced cigarettes

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Thursday issued a notification of the enhancement in the rates of locally produced cigarettes. The notification available with...

Major tobacco firm initiates shutdowns as smuggled, illicit cigarettes flood market

PTC fears that exponential increase in illicit cigarettes may lead to business shutdown

NAB to expand investigation into Rs60 billion tax evasion by cigarette industry

The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) office said the cigarette industry was involved in tax evasion to the tune of Rs33 billion

Legit manufacturers demand govt to restrict sale of illicit cigarettes

Most of these illicit cigarettes having approximately 35% market share are produced in Azad Kashmir and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa claimed the stakeholders

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...

Health Ministry asks policy review of reducing cigarette prices to save lives 

ISLAMABAD: Contrary to the claim of the local tobacco industry about the market share of non-duty paid/illicit cigarette brands, a study has...

PAC summons FBR chairman over reduction in tax collection from tobacco sector

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has retained the third slab of federal excise duty (FED) on cigarette prices and sat aside...

Cigarette manufacturers fail to comply with health ministry’s directives

A recently conducted market survey has identified that a majority of the brands of local cigarette manufacturers in Pakistan are still non-compliant with the latest Pictorial Health Warning (PHW) law

Govt rejects recommendation of imposing of sin tax on tobacco and beverages

The recommendation of sin tax was put forth by MNHS for the financing of insurance scheme and fatal diseases programme of Prime Minister Imran Khan

PTC cautions its sales will be impacted, if govt restores two-tier tax system

According to the formal sector, the creation of the third-tier helped to dent illicit cigarette trade from 41.2 percent to 33.3 percent in a span of one year