KUALA LUMPUR: While cigarette prices will go up, it will not be so drastic as to make smokers turn to illicit cigarettes to satisfy their addiction, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.
"In our assessment, we are not only looking at increasing duties but also the effect of taxation on illicit cigarettes.
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