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FG increases tax on cigarettes from 20 per cent to 30 per cent

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June 30, 2022
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Abuja – Minister of State for Health, Olorunnimbe Mamora, has said the government increased tax on cigarettes from 20 per cent to 30 per cent to dissuade Nigerians from tobacco consumption.

He Saud the increment took effect from June 1.

The minister disclosed this in Abuja on while delivering his remark at the launch of the Tobacco Control Data Initiative Dashboard.

The event was organised by the federal ministry of health in partnership with the Development Gateway – A digital and data for development initiative.

“The Federal Government of Nigeria, with effect from 1st June 2022, commenced implementation of a new three-year tobacco tax regime which will end in 2024. This new regime increased the Ad-Valorem tax rate from 20 per cent to 30 per cent,” the minister said.

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Also, he said there is a specific excise rate increase from N58 to N84 for a pack of 20 sticks which will have a continuous increase to N94 in 2023 and N104 in 2024.

The minister said Shisha is also taxed at N3,000 per litre and N1,000 per kilogram and would increase yearly by N500.

“This pro-health tax increase is effective and has the capacity to reduce demand and consumption of tobacco in Nigeria,” he added.

According to the 2012 Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS), 5.6 per cent (4.5 million) Nigerians of 15 years and above currently use tobacco products.

About 3.9 per cent (3.1 million) of this figure are current smokers, the minister noted.

The minister said the result also found high and significant exposure to second-hand smoke (SHS) during visits to public places with the prevalence of 82 per cent in bars or night clubs, 36.3 per cent in coffee shops, 22.3 per cent in universities and 29.3 per cent in restaurants.

“The Tobacco Atlas 6th edition estimates that more than 26,800 annual deaths occur from tobacco-related diseases in Nigeria,” the minister said.

He explained that a report of studies by the Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa, published in 2021 also corroborated that 29,472 deaths were attributable to smoking in Nigeria.

While efforts are ongoing at the global level to address the damages caused by tobacco use, Mamora said, “we have not relented at the country level with so many responses.

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