Jakarta – Fusilatnews – Indonesia is well known as a heaven for smokers. And still considered that taxes from cigarettes is one of the huge state income. Prohibition of smoking will disrupt state revenues from cigarette taxes. But steps forward to reducing smoking have been implemented, such as banning smoking in public areas (although not yet enforced), increasing the price of cigarettes, and prohibiting the sale of one or two cigarettes but at least one pack.
The decision of the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia 191/PMK.010/2022 concerning Excise Tariffs for Tobacco Products in the form of cigarettes, cigars, leaf cigarettes and sliced tobacco, starting January 1, 2023, retail cigarette prices per stick will increase.
Even so, there are several cigarette brands that have not experienced an increase because there are some that are still using the 2022 price benchmark.
The following is the price of retail cigarettes per stick
Types of Machine-Rolled Kretek Cigarettes (SKM)
– Group 1 is sold for at least IDR 2,055 per stick, an increase compared to 2022 of IDR 1,905 per stick
– Group II is sold for at least IDR 1,255 per stick, an increase compared to 2022 of IDR 1,140 per stick
2. Machine White Cigarette Type (SPM)
– Group I is sold for at least IDR 2,165 per stick, an increase compared to 2022 of IDR 2,005 per stick
– Group II is sold for a minimum of IDR 1,295 per stick, an increase compared to 2022 of IDR 1,135 per stick
3. Types of Hand Clove Cigarettes (SKT) or White Hand Cigarettes (SPT)
– Group I is sold for at least IDR 1,800 per stick, an increase compared to 2022 of IDR 1,635 per stick
– Group II is sold for a minimum of IDR 720 per stick, an increase compared to 2022 of IDR 600 per stick
– Group III is sold for a minimum of IDR 605 per stick, an increase compared to 2022 of IDR 505 per stick
4. Types of Hand Filtered Clove Cigarettes (SKTF) or Hand Filtered White Cigarettes (SPTF)
The lowest retail selling price is IDR 2,055 per stick, an increase compared to 2022 of IDR 1,905 per stick
5. Types of Frankincense Rhubarb Cigarettes (KLM)
-Group I is sold at a minimum of Rp. 860 per stick, an increase compared to 2022 of Rp. 780 per stick
-Group II is sold for at least IDR 200 per stick, still the same as 2022
6. Type of Sliced Tobacco (TIS)
The lowest selling price is IDR 55-IDR 180 per stick, still the same as 2022
7. Types of Leaf Cigarettes or Klobot (KLB)
The lowest retail selling price is IDR 290 per stick, still the same as 2022
8. Cigar Type (CRT)
The lowest retail selling price is IDR 495-IDR 5,500 per stick, unchanged from 2022
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) conveyed a ban on the sale of stick cigarettes with the aim of maintaining public health. In addition to issuing a policy banning the sale of stick cigarettes, the President also issued changes to regulations regarding,
1. Increasing the percentage of health warning images and text on tobacco product packaging;
2. Electronic cigarette provisions;
3. Prohibition of advertising, promotion and sponsorship of tobacco products in information technology media;
4. Prohibition of selling cigarettes;
5. Supervision of advertising, promotion, sponsorship of tobacco products in broadcast media, indoor and outdoor media, and information technology media;
6. Enforcement and prosecution; and
7. Information technology media and implementation of Non-Smoking Areas (KTR). (FID/ST)
While Mexico has brought into force one of the world’s strictest anti-tobacco laws by enacting a total ban on smoking in public places. The step, which was first approved in 2021, also includes a ban on tobacco advertising. Several other Latin American countries have also passed legislation to create smoke-free public spaces. However, Mexico’s legislation is considered to be the most robust and wide-ranging in the Americas. It amounts to one of the most stringent anti-smoking laws in the world. Mexico’s existing 2008 law – which created smoke-free spaces in bars, restaurants and workplaces – is now extended to an outright ban in all public spaces. That includes parks, beaches, hotels, offices and restaurants. There will also be a total ban on the advertising, promotion and sponsorship of tobacco products, meaning that cigarettes cannot even be on show inside shops. Vapes and e-cigarettes are also subject to tighter new restrictions, particularly indoors.
Thailand is introducing a smoking ban on beaches across the country with those caught violating the law facing up to a year in prison. The measure will apply to up to 20 beaches in areas including the popular tourist destination of Phuket. It comes after the country’s Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR) said it had retrieved tens of thousands of cigarette butts left in the sand.
The DMCR said the discarded waste made up a third of all rubbish collected. The head of the department, Jatuporn Buruspat, said that up to 138,000 cigarette butts had been collected by the environmental group over a 2.5km (1.5 miles) stretch of Patong beach in Phuket.
Mr Buruspat added that the while smoking will be prohibited on the beaches affected by the measure, there will be “designated areas” further inland where smokers will be able drop their litter “in provided containers”. The penalty for violating the ban is up to a year in prison or a possible fine of up to 100,000 baht ($3,000; £2,280).
Russian smokers have been left gasping after the emergencies ministry announced that smoking on the balconies of apartment blocks would be banned under new fire regulations. Under the new rules, “open fire” is prohibited on apartment balconies, as well as in the living areas of dormitories and hotels. Lighting matches and smoking are both classed as open fire, officials say. Barbecuing kebabs and lighting candles will also be banned, reports say. There was initial confusion as to whether smoking was included in the ban, with one tobacco industry official insisting that the new rules were all about “alcoholics who grill shish kebabs on the balcony”. But ministry officials later confirmed that smoking would be prohibited. Breaking the new fire safety rules could prompt a fine of up to 3,000 roubles (£38; €42; $47), while leaving a lighted cigarette that causes a fire could prompt criminal charges.
