INTERACTIVE: Study calls for 80% hike in cigarette prices


PETALING JAYA: Malaysia needs to raise the average price of cigarettes by more than 80% to RM31.74 per pack to help meet its target of cutting smoking prevalence to 15%, according to an interactive data tool.

The Cost Recovery and Revenue Estimator (CoRRE) calculates that higher prices of cigarettes, which currently cost an average of RM17.40 per pack in Malaysia, would contribute to a reduction in smoking prevalence.

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