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December 12, 2020
JAKARTA, Indonesia
Indonesia’s decision to increase its excise tax on tobacco products is a welcomed move, according to a public health group.
But the Tobacco Control Support Center and the Association of Indonesian Public Health Experts (TCSC-IAKMI) said there was still room for more measures to discourage smoking in the country.
The statement came on Friday, a day after Sri Mulyani, Indonesia’s finance minister, announced a 12.5% increase in tobacco excise tax, which will be effective starting February 2021.
She said the income target from tobacco excise tax for 2021 has been set at 173.78 trillion rupiah ($12.3 billion).
Sumarjati Arjoso, the chairperson of TCSC-IAKMI, said the tax hike was not enough to cut smoking prevalence in the country, especially among children and women.