KBR 68H Report: Tobacco Tax

An employee counts cigarettes before packing them in Sidoarjo, Indonesia's East Java province April 7, 2010. Source: REUTERS/Sigit Pamungkas/File Photo

What might be the consequences of the Indonesian Government’s recent decision not to increase the tax on cigarettes in 2019?

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Published 14 November 2018 8:16pm

Updated 14 November 2018 8:31pm

By KBR 68H team

Presented by sri dean

Source: SBS

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What might be the consequences of the Indonesian Government’s recent decision not to increase the tax on cigarettes in 2019?

Why did the Indonesian Government decide not to increase the tax on cigarettes? What were the reactions of the Ministry for Health, producers and other stakeholders? Why is there A fear that the decision will increase tobacco use among Indonesian youth and the poor? This special report from the team at KBR 68 H outlines some of the issues facing anti-smoking campaigners in Indonesia.

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