Over RM141mil tax collected from vape


KUALA LUMPUR: The Finance Ministry has collected RM141.1mil in tax revenue from vape, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

“Apart from nicotine gel and liquid used in e-cigarettes, an excise duty of 40sen per millilitre is imposed on vape,” said the Finance Minister in a parliamentary written reply dated July 9.

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