According to him, funding for tobacco control must come majorly from taxation and there is also a need for relevant stakeholders to apply tax measures rightly if they are to address the issues of tobacco control in the country.
The Federal Government says it will increase excise tax on tobacco products from 30 per cent ad-valorem to 50 per cent as part of measures to control tobacco smoking in the country. Dr Mangai Malau, Head, Tobacco Control Unit, Noncommunicable Disease Division, Federal Ministry of Health disclosed this on Tuesday, at the National Tobacco Control […]
He said that presently, the Federal Government imposed 30% tax on tobacco products but its target was to increase to 50% in order to meet the World Health organization (WHO) standard. | Pulse Nigeria
April 19, (THEWILL) – The Federal Government has said it will increase the tax imposed on tobacco products from the current 30 to 50 per cent in order to meet the World Health Organization (WHO) standard. The Head, Tobacco Control Unit, Noncommunicable Disease Division, Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Health, Dr Mangai Malau, disclosed this on