24 February 2023
During the tabling of Budget 2023, Anwar Ibrahim says the government supports the “spirit” of the GEG and has agreed to earmark 50% of proposed excise duties on vape liquids containing nicotine for the Health Ministry.
Tag: cigarette tax
9 November 2021
Khairy Jamaluddin says the Poisons Act is being amended to be in line with current needs, but did not specify if the sale of nicotine by non-medical parties would be allowed after the government announced a tax on vaping liquids containing nicotine.
2 November 2021
The Federation of Private Medical Practitioners Associations Malaysia (FPMPAM) says the taxation levels for THR products in Malaysia must remain risk-proportionate, benchmarked against high-risk products such as cigarettes.
20 August 2019
For every RM 1 collected from cigarette tax, RM 4 is spent on treating related diseases.