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EXCISE DUTIES ON CIGARETTES
Stated Aim:
Control tobacco consumption and reduce the devastating damage of smoking.
Measure:
Increase in excise duty on cigarettes:
– a packet of 20 king size: Lm1.25c (retail price)
– a packet of 20 standard size: Lm1.10c. (retail)
– Excise duty on hand-rolled tobacco: raised to Lm22.25/kg.
– Excise duty on cigars: raised to Lm5 per 20 units.
