The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and the Montana Kids vs. Big Tobacco coalition have announced a major campaign to pass a $2-per-pack tobacco tax increase during the 2027 Montana legislative session. Unveiled at a press conference in Helena, the initiative aims to address a stagnant tax rate unchanged since 2005 and curb rising youth nicotine use across the state.
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The President of the Republic has officially promulgated Law 30-26, introducing a heavy 55% Selective Consumption Tax (ISC) on electronic cigarettes and vaping consumables. Aimed at boosting economic growth and fiscal simplification, this measure targets the entire vaping supply chain to ensure strict compliance.
Read moreChile’s Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Health are co-authoring a legislative proposal to drastically increase taxes on vapes and e-cigarettes. Discussed within the Senate Finance Committee as part of a broader tax reform package, the initiative seeks to raise vape taxes to an expected 52.6%.
Read moreA comprehensive report by the Wisconsin Policy Forum has exposed a deepening fiscal crisis in Wisconsin, where a dramatic decline in smoking rates has triggered a collapse in cigarette tax revenues. This budgetary shortfall is exacerbated by state tax policies that allow modern nicotine alternatives to escape equitable taxation.
Read morePublic health advocates are calling on Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy to veto Senate Bill 24, warning that a last-minute 75% wholesale tax on nicotine pouches will undermine tobacco harm reduction. This controversial legislation threatens to drive former smokers back to deadly cigarettes by making smoke-free alternatives financially punitive.
Read moreThe Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) of the European Parliament has adopted key recommendations regarding the revision of European tobacco and nicotine taxation. In a vote of 32 in favor, 21 against, and 2 abstentions, parliamentarians signaled a preference for more moderate excise duty increases and longer transition periods than those originally put forward by the European Commission.
Read moreSouth Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has signed a law establishing a new tax on vapor products starting October 1, directing the revenue to the state’s Medicaid program. This legislative shift addresses a massive funding gap caused by declining cigarette sales, while controversially cutting taxes in half for upcoming “heat-not-burn” electronic tobacco devices.
Read moreThe Government of Nepal has introduced significant tax hikes on tobacco and vapor products through the Economic Bill for the upcoming fiscal year 2083/84. Presented in Kathmandu, the policy aims to actively discourage tobacco consumption while simultaneously driving national revenue growth.
Under the new bill, electronic cigarettes (vapes) and transdermal nicotine patches face a steep 15% tax increase, raising the excise duty rate from 40% to 55%. Traditional tobacco products, including cigarettes, cigars, hookah flavors, and rural bidis, will also see immediate price increases in the market.
| Product Category | Previous Tax Rate (FY 2082) | New Tax Rate (FY 2083/84) |
|---|---|---|
| Electronic Cigarettes (Vapes) | 40% | 55% |
| Cigarettes (up to 70 mm) | Rs 1,792 / 1,000 sticks | Rs 1,845 / 1,000 sticks |
| Cigarettes (above 85 mm) | Rs 4,410 / 1,000 sticks | Rs 4,578 / 1,000 sticks |
| Cigars & Cigarillos | Rs 31 / stick | Rs 35 / stick |
| Khaini, Gutkha & Jarda | Rs 880 / kg | Rs 900 / kg |
| Hookah Flavor | Rs 1,500 / kg | Rs 1,600 / kg |
| Bidis (Prepared) | Rs 96 / 1,000 sticks | Rs 100 / 1,000 sticks |
While the government has aggressively targeted processed and manufactured tobacco products, it has maintained a protective stance on raw agricultural inputs. The excise duty on raw tobacco and tobacco residue remains unchanged at last year’s rate of Rs 130 per kg.
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, joined by pediatric cancer survivors and their families at the Stead Family Children’s Hospital, signed Senate File 2480 into law on Tuesday. The new legislation levies a 5-cent tax on vapes and alternative nicotine products to generate up to $3 million annually for pediatric cancer research.
Read moreThe Alaska Legislature has passed Senate Bill 24 to impose a new 25% retail tax on e-cigarettes and formally raise the state’s legal tobacco purchase age from 19 to 21. Cleared on the final day of the legislative session, the bill now awaits action from Governor Mike Dunleavy.
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