Kenyan health officials are considering a complete ban on all designated public smoking zones as concerns grow over rising secondhand smoke exposure in residential areas and informal settlements, particularly in Nairobi. Despite Kenya’s comprehensive Tobacco Control Act (2007), which outlaws smoking in most public and indoor settings, enforcement has been weak, leading to a resurgence of public smoking in areas like bus stops, markets, and residential courtyards.
Read moreThe Himalayan nation of Bhutan is home to the world’s strictest anti-tobacco legislation, a policy rooted in centuries-old Buddhist values that has culminated in laws criminalizing the sale and smuggling of tobacco products. A stark example of this policy’s severity is the case of Sonam Tshering, a 24-year-old Buddhist monk sentenced to three years in prison for attempting to smuggle just $2.50 worth of chewing tobacco into the country from India.
Read moreTobacco Excise Jumps Nearly 7% as Experts and Politicians Question Price-Led Strategy
Cigarette prices in Australia, already among the highest in the world, are set to jump by nearly 7% on Monday due to a scheduled rise in the tobacco excise. This increase comes amid escalating criticism that the government’s price-led anti-smoking policy is fueling an explosive black market, which has been linked to a surge in violent crime, including robberies and arson attacks.
Read moreThe Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) has presented its submission to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Health, throwing its full support behind the long-overdue Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill. The trade union federation hails the bill as a critical tool to reduce the devastating toll of smoking-related diseases and deaths in South Africa, while also arguing that it is essential to safeguard the legal tobacco industry and its value chain from the “explosion” of the illicit tobacco trade.
Read moreTobacco products across Australia have become significantly more expensive as of today, September 1, following the scheduled bi-annual increase in excise duty rates. The tax charged on an individual cigarette has jumped by almost 10 cents, a move that continues the government’s long-term strategy of raising tobacco costs to discourage smoking.
Read moreThe Bavarian CSU parliamentary group is planning a significant tightening of non-smoker protection laws, aiming to regulate e-cigarettes and shishas as strictly as traditional tobacco cigarettes. This move would effectively ban their use in many public indoor spaces, including restaurants, bars, schools, hospitals, sports facilities, and airports.
Read moreThe campaign to repeal Denver’s ban on flavored tobacco products has raised nearly half a million dollars, with proponents out-fundraising the anti-tobacco side by more than a two-to-one margin. Campaign filings show the repeal effort, organized as “Citizen Power!”, has amassed approximately $328,000.
Read moreThe Dutch government is losing an estimated €2.6 billion in tax revenue as smokers increasingly purchase their cigarettes and rolling tobacco abroad, according to new research from WSPM commissioned by the tobacco industry association VSK. This trend follows a significant tax hike in 2024, which increased taxes by 24% on cigarettes and 45% on rolling tobacco.
Read moreThe Mexican Senate has overwhelmingly approved a major reform to the General Law for Tobacco Control, aiming to significantly reduce public exposure to tobacco and its promotion. The initiative, passed with 97 votes in favor, introduces a comprehensive ban on all forms of tobacco advertising, sponsorship, and promotion.
Read moreMultinational cigarette manufacturer British American Tobacco (BAT) has strongly criticized South Africa’s proposed Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill, arguing it is “critically flawed” and will only harm the compliant market while failing to address the country’s rampant illicit trade.
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