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WHO urges countries to continue tobacco controlThe World Health Organization WHO has urged countries to continue putting in place tobacco control policies and continue to fight against tobacco industry interference. “Good progress has been made in tob More… |
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Dubai Duty Free sales surge 78% to hit $1.74bn in 2022Dubai Duty Free, which recorded over 17.3 million transactions throughout 2022, has announced annual sales of AED6.339 billion ($1.74 billion) representing a 78% increase over the previous year. A sign that the operation was on tr More… |
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Dubai Duty Free sales surge 78% to hit $1.74bn in 2022Dubai Duty Free, which recorded over 17.3 million transactions throughout 2022, has announced annual sales of AED6.339 billion ($1.74 billion) representing a 78% increase over the previous year. A sign that the operation was on tr More… |
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Tobacco costs the world 8 million lives every year: WHOEvery year the tobacco industry costs the world more than 8 million human lives, 600 million trees, 200,000 hectares of land, 22 billion tonnes of water and 84 million tonnes of CO2, says the World Health Organization (WHO). More… |
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DTS compulsory on tobacco products in the UAEThe Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has banned from January 1 the sale (supply), transportation, storage or possession of any type of water pipe tobacco or electrically heated cigarettes in the UAE unless they bear the Digital Tax Stamp (DTS). More… |
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Number of males using tobacco on the decline: WHOThe number of males using tobacco is on the decline for the first time, indicating a powerful shift in the global tobacco epidemic, said the World Health Organization (WHO) in a new report. The report demonstrates how government-l More… |
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Abu Dhabi tobacco trade sees sharp decline in 2018The value of Abu Dhabi’s trade in raw tobacco and manufactured tobacco products declined sharply in 2018 compared to 2017, reflecting the success of the decision to apply excise tax, media report said. The UAE began applying More… |
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UAE fines violators of tobacco marking schemeUAE’s Federal Tax Authority (FTA) will begin implementing penalties on violations of the "Marking Tobacco and Tobacco Products Scheme", which calls for applying Digital Tax Stamps on the packaging of said products before supplyin More… |
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Bahrain to impose excise tax from December 30Bahrain will start levying the excise tax on specific harmful goods on December, Bahrain News Agency (BNA) reported. "Under law 40 of 2017, the excise tax will be applicable to carbonated drinks at a rate of 50 per c More… |
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UAE's 'sin tax' comes into effectUAE's new federal tax came into effect today (October 1), doubling the price of tobacco and energy drinks, and increasing the price of soft drinks by 50 per cent, said a report. The price of sodas is expected to increase from More… |
