A tobacco seller in Parakan smokes a kretek cigarette in his warehouse. - JP
JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): The Finance Ministry is set to raise cigarette excises by up to 12 per cent next year to increase state revenue and bring down smoking, especially among children.
The ministry said on Monday (Dec 13) it would raise excises by an average of 12 per cent in 2022 from this year for machine-made clove cigarettes (SKM) and white cigarettes (SPM).
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