tobacco

Some 200 new points of sale of illegal tobacco emerged

204 new points of sale of illegal tobacco emerged in Lithuania, with their number going up by a tenth from a year earlier, the association "Lithuanian...

Finance ministry moves to raise excise duties and expand property taxation

The Lithuanian Finance ministry proposes to raise excise duties on strong alcohol , tobacco and fuel, and expand the taxation of households’...

Commissioner V. Andriukaitis: we need to respond to new challenges of novel tobacco products

On 31 May, it is World No Tobacco Day celebrated. During this day awareness is raised about the harmful and deadly effects of smoking and the use of...

Health Ministry to improve its anti-smoking proposals

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Tuesday that the Health Ministry will have to improve its proposed package of measures to discourage...

Smuggled cigarettes account for 19.6% of Lithuania's market

The 2017 growth of the amount of illicit tobacco products in Lithuania was the biggest over the past five years, with smuggle d cigarettes accounting for...