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Ministry proposal to slap new tax on tobacco comes under fire

Ministry proposal to slap new tax on tobacco comes under fire

The Ministry of Finance has proposed a bill to levy a new fixed tax on cigarettes in addition to the current excise tax of 75 per cent as the Government seeks to reduce consumption, but it has divided opinions.
BAT Vietnam makes efforts to create best workplace recognised with prestigious award

BAT Vietnam makes efforts to create best workplace recognised with prestigious award

British American Tobacco Vietnam (BAT Vietnam) was recently certified as a Top Employer in 2024 by the Top Employers Institute, a global authority with nearly 30 years’ standing.
Tây Ninh approves two large-scale high-tech agricultural projects

Tây Ninh approves two large-scale high-tech agricultural projects

Tây Ninh is part of the southern key economic zone also comprising HCM City, Bình Dương and Long An. Its Mộc Bài border gate plays a major role in facilitating trade.
Tax increase on tobacco must be backed by crackdown, control of smuggling: experts

Tax increase on tobacco must be backed by crackdown, control of smuggling: experts

Any increase in special consumption tax on tobacco must be accompanied by a crackdown on cigarette smuggling, experts have said.
Viet Nam needs a legal framework for new-generation cigarettes, say experts

Viet Nam needs a legal framework for new-generation cigarettes, say experts

Viet Nam should not legalise the use of electronic cigarettes and heated-tobacco-products immediately but conduct a pilot phase allowing the production, import and trading of this new-generation cigarettes in the country.
Local budget and production lose out due to tobacco smuggling

Local budget and production lose out due to tobacco smuggling

Viet Nam’s State budget has lost VND8.5 trillion each year due to tobacco smuggling, experts revealed at a seminar in Ha Noi.
Japan Tobacco wants deeper partnership with Vinataba

Japan Tobacco wants deeper partnership with Vinataba

As Vietnamese consumers are switching to less harmful cigarette products, Japan Tobacco wants to get in on the act.
Quota for raw tobacco imports in 2019 proposed

Quota for raw tobacco imports in 2019 proposed

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is drafting a decree for imports of 56,284 tonnes of raw tobacco (HS code 2401) under a tariff quota in 2019.
Philip Morris pays attention to Vinatabas equitisation

Philip Morris pays attention to Vinataba’s equitisation

The world’s leading tobacco group Philip Morris International (PMI) wants to learn more about the strategic vision of Viet Nam’s Government for equitisation in the Viet Nam National Tobacco Corporation (Vinataba).
Cigarette smuggling persists

Cigarette smuggling persists

Cigarette smuggling has caused a loss of thousands of billions of Vietnamese dong each year for the state, according to figures released by the Viet Nam Tobacco Association at a symposium held on Monday in Can Tho.
Improve implementation of tobacco tax policies, ASEAN urged

Improve implementation of tobacco tax policies, ASEAN urged

ASEAN governments should do more to make their tobacco tax policies more effective, not only for health reasons but also for the budget generation.
Customs procedures on imported products must facilitate trade

Customs procedures on imported products must facilitate trade

The issuance of the list of imported products, which must follow customs procedures at Vietnamese border gates, must be under established laws while creating favourable conditions for businesses and trade.
Consumption tax hike pushed

Consumption tax hike pushed

Health activists say special consumption taxes imposed on alcohol, beer and tobacco should be increased to improve community health and tackle the national budget deficit.
VINA-BATs new plant in Mekong Delta hopes to repel low-quality smuggled tobacco

VINA-BAT's new plant in Mekong Delta hopes to repel low-quality smuggled tobacco

VINA-BAT, a joint venture between the Viet Nam Tobacco Corporation and BAT Group, one of the world''s four biggest tobacco companies, has begun construction of a tobacco plant in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kien Giang.
Central city transfers stake to Vinataba

Central city transfers stake to Vinataba

The central city has transferred 30 per cent of its stake, worth VND56.6 billion (US$2.7 million), to the Viet Nam Tobacco Corporation (Vinataba) as part of an agreement.