Illicit cigarette trade cost Malaysia RM1.9b in 2012 KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 1, 2013): Malaysia ranked second in terms of estimated tax losses from the global illicit cigarette trade at RM1.9 billion last year, after Australia, according to the Asia-11: Illicit Tobacco Indicator 2012 study by Oxford Economics. The country has the third highest level of illicit tobacco use, after Brunei and Hong Kong. The study is the first quantitative benchmark for governments in the region to track and understand the problem. It covers Australia, Brunei, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. The International Tax and Investment Centre president Daniel A. Witt said around two-thirds of illicit cigarettes in Malaysia are illicit whites, that is, cigarettes that are usually produced legally in one country but primarily for smuggling into another, with around one-third consisting of contraband kretek. The study identified the top three brands under illicit consumption as Gudang Garam, John and Canyon. http://www.thesundaily.my/news/843782
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