Weak enforcement and government lapses, not high tobacco taxes, are the main drivers of the illicit cigarette trade in the ...

THE ACTION for Economic Reforms (AER) and government officials are opposing bills that seek to cut tobacco excise taxes, arguing that such measures are unlikely to curb illicit trade without stronger ...

Tobacco manufacturers to be prohibited from removing finished goods from factory premises unless production process monitored ...

WHAT keeps the illicit tobacco trade burning in the Philippines is not the high tax rates, but weak enforcement and governance gaps, according to a new study by Action for Economic Reforms (AER) and ...

Courier-Mail columnist Mike O’Connor has ignited an almighty war of words after taking aim at the federal government’s tax ...

The Commission’s proposal includes raising cigarette taxes from €90 for 1,000 units to €215, while the tax on rolling tobacco ...

Australia’s former deputy chief medical officer has hit out at the Albanese government for driving smokers into the arms of ...

A key tax missing $3.2bn in recent years has states scrambling for answers, with one premier asking: “If I sent a bill to ...

We’ve seen our comparative collections from January to September 2025 compared with the year 2024, and we've seen an increase ...

New Zealand has been labelled "most deteriorated" in an international study assessing the interference of the tobacco ...

INTERCEPTED A routine naval patrol intercepts FB Guess owned by Alhamin Bandahala of Jolo, Sulu, loaded with cases of foreign ...

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has released a report showing that Nigeria has slipped ...