Smoking in Malaysia
In Malaysia, cigarettes are legally sold, smoked, and imported, but it is illegal to buy them from vending machines or online. Also, health warnings on packaging are mandatory, but there are no legal restrictions on smoking in public places. The total tobacco taxation rate is 0.52. Smoking remains prevalent with around 4.9 million current smokers recorded in 2024, which corresponds to 17.9% of adults current smoking prevalence overall, 0.5% among females and 33.6% among males. In 2021, smoking-related deaths was approximately 24,100, which represented 10.75% of all deaths, 15.03% recorded among males and 4.44% among females.
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November 01, 2018 by thestar.com.my
Hike in cigarette prices won't lead to more smokers turning to illicit cigarettes, says Health Minister
While cigarette prices will go up, it will not be so drastic as to make smokers turn to illicit cigarettes to satisfy their addiction, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.
"In our assessment, we are not only looking at increasing duties but also the effect of taxation on illicit cigarettes.
"The lower income group will turn to illicit cigarattes if prices go up to a level where it becomes unaffordable to them," he said when replying a supplementary question raised by Wong Chen (PH-Subang) in Parliament on Wednesday (Oct 31).
August 31, 2018 by thestar.com.my
Prices of cigarettes to go up after sales tax fixed at 10%
Sales and Service Tax (SST) for cigarettes has been gazetted at 10% as of Aug 29, and this will cause the prices of cigarette to increase.
British American Tobacco (M) Bhd (BAT) managing director Erik Stoel said the company is concerned about the impact that the 10% SST will have on the cigarette industry, given the high incidence of illegal cigarettes.
He urged the Government to re-consider an SST increase on tobacco products "in light of these high levels of illegal cigarette trade [...]
April 20, 2018 by theedgemalaysia.com
BAT Malaysia seeks clearer regulations
British American Tobacco (Malaysia) Bhd (BAT Malaysia) said it will hold off any plan to introduce e-cigarettes or other reduced-harm products in Malaysia until there are clear regulations on these products.
“We are a bit concerned that if we do introduce these products, the regulatory framework would not be as sharp (clear) as they should be,” BAT Malaysia group managing director Erik Stoel told a media briefing [...]
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