New Zealand to scrap world-leading anti-smoking laws WELLINGTON: New Zealand’s plans for world-leading anti-smoking laws will be revoked, Christopher Luxon confirmed... Published 28 Nov, 2023 04:57am
BR Research PMPK in 9MCY23 While CY22 was better for the tobacco industry in terms of profitability despite the three FED hikes, the ongoing... Published 31 Oct, 2023 08:34am
Business & Finance Tobacco industry to fully install ‘track & trace system’ by year-end ISLAMABAD: The electronic monitoring track and trace system of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is expected to be... Published 16 Oct, 2023 05:47am
Editorials Track-and-trace system loses its own track EDITORIAL: The tobacco manufacturing industry is the single largest contributor to the Federal Board of Revenue’s... Published 05 Aug, 2023 06:00am
Print Illicit trade: Cigarette makers question FBR’s performance ISLAMABAD: Leading cigarette manufacturers Friday raised serious questions over the performance of the Federal Board... Updated 22 Jul, 2023 09:45am
Editorials Vicious cycle of smuggling, tax evasion EDITORIAL: Speakers at a briefing arranged by Ipsos for parliamentarians to discuss tax evasion in five major ... Published 24 Jun, 2023 06:02am
Pakistan Safeguard children, low-income group: Tobacco industry leaving no stone unturned to undo govt’s efforts ISLAMABAD: The tobacco industry is leaving no stone unturned to undo the great work done by the government of... Published 17 Jun, 2023 06:13am
Business & Finance Minister explains why country’s dependency on foreign goods grows ISLAMABAD: Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs on Thursday stated that Pakistan’s dependency... Published 16 Jun, 2023 06:27am
Pakistan Economic Survey 2022-23: Pakistan’s performance explained through graphs The government of Pakistan presented the Economic Survey 2022-23 on Thursday. Business Recorder summarises the... Published 08 Jun, 2023 09:57pm
Business & Finance Jul-Mar period: Cigarette makers’ turnovers, profits surge despite fall in declared output ISLAMABAD: Despite a substantial decline in declared production by cigarette manufacturing companies, their turnover... Published 08 Jun, 2023 06:30am
Pakistan World No-Tobacco Day: Govt urged to insulate kids against tobacco hazards ISLAMABAD: The government must protect young generation from deadly products of tobacco industry, which are killing... Published 01 Jun, 2023 03:34am
Print Decline in production: Tobacco industry accused of declaring misleading statistics ISLAMABAD: The tobacco industry is declaring misleading statistics about the decline in the declared production of... Updated 26 May, 2023 08:50am
Print Tobacco industry: FBR anticipates Rs200bn collection on FED hike ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has estimated to collect around Rs200 billion from the tobacco... Updated 22 May, 2023 09:09am
Business & Finance Cigarette industry: FBR seeks to generate extra Rs185bn revenue thru FED, GST ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has estimated to generate additional revenue of around Rs185 billion... Published 19 Apr, 2023 06:36am
BR Research Tobaccos: Another FED hike? After seeing three FED hikes on cigarettes in a span of nine months to February 2023, the tobacco players are likely... Published 03 Apr, 2023 09:05am
Business & Finance Increased FED on cigarettes to hurt interests of farmers of economically marginalized areas LAHORE: Tobacco farmers of KPK’s economically marginalised areas have warned that recent exorbitant increase in... Published 01 Apr, 2023 06:21am
Pakistan SPARC concerned over regularisation of heated tobacco devices ISLAMABAD: The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) raised alarms on the reports of tobacco... Published 03 Dec, 2022 05:51am
Pakistan Speakers for strict laws to save young generation from drugs, smoking ISLAMABAD: Speakers at a seminar on Friday called upon the government to formulate strict laws to prevent the young... Published 29 Oct, 2022 05:55am
Print Tobacco: new excise regime unveiled ISLAMABAD: To control tax evasion in tobacco sector, the government has increased the adjustable Federal Excise Duty... Updated 23 Sep, 2022 09:51am
Pakistan SPARC lauds govt for raising FED on cigarettes ISLAMABAD: Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) has appreciated the government for raising... Published 28 Aug, 2022 06:10am
Pakistan Govt urged to ban sale of nicotine pouches ISLAMABAD: General Secretary and Director Operations, Pakistan National Heart Association (PANAH) Sanaullah Ghumman... Published 07 Jul, 2022 05:35am
Business & Finance Tobacco industry: FBR is all set to fully implement T&T system ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is all set to fully implement the track and trace (T&T) system at... Published 05 Jul, 2022 05:19am
Business & Finance Tobacco industry: SPARC censures marketing tactics ISLAMABAD: The Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) highlighted the deceptively dangerous... Published 23 Jun, 2022 08:27am
Business & Finance Govt considering imposing Rs300 FED on tobacco at GLT stage ISLAMABAD: The government is considering a budget proposal of the documented tobacco industry to impose Rs300 ... Published 04 Jun, 2022 04:18am
Business & Finance Budget FY23: Tobacco industry submits four major proposals ISLAMABAD: The documented tobacco industry has submitted four major proposals in the coming budget (2022-23)... Published 31 May, 2022 05:11am
Print Sectors earning ‘windfall’ profits: FBR envisages ‘targeted’ taxation ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) is preparing budget proposals based on “targeted taxation” for... Updated 21 May, 2022 10:56am
BR Research Tobaccos: FED raise on the cards? The tobacco industry’s output has been on a rising trajectory lately, even as top cigarette makers anxiously wait... Published 20 May, 2022 09:41am
Business & Finance Laffer says tobacco industry faces ‘critical’ challenge of dealing with non-tax paid cigarettes ISLAMABAD: Renowned American economist Arthur Betz Laffer stated that the tobacco industry in Pakistan faces a... Published 21 Nov, 2021 04:19am
Pakistan Illicit cigarette trade challenge comes under the spotlight LAHORE: Speakers at a webinar have called for bringing the overall supply chain of tobacco under effective tobacco... Published 09 Oct, 2021 04:10am
Pakistan Investigation into ‘surplus tobacco crop’ urged ISLAMABAD: The documented tobacco industry has urged Pakistan Tobacco Board (PTB), relevant law makers and... Published 24 Sep, 2021 04:40am