• Prices
• Contraband
• Spending
• Taxes
• Tariffs, Revenues and Subsidies

The data is most often available from:
(1) Ministry of Finance
(2) Ministry of Trade and Commerce
(3) Ministry of Agriculture
(4) Ministry of Planning and Development
(5) Central Statistical Office
(6) Your local street vendor

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3. What is the price (in local currency, including all taxes) for 20 cigarettes of the best selling imported or "western" cigarette brand?

Year	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996
Price of imported cigarettes

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Contraband

4. Which are the three most smuggled cigarette brands? Please rank from 1 to 3.
Camel     Lucky Strike    Marlboro    West   
Other:

5. Is the best selling smuggled brand sold generally at the same price as the same brand sold legally?
YesNo

if not, is the best selling smuggled brand sold: Please check one.
10% Cheaper 20% Cheaper 30% Cheaper 40% Cheaper 50% Cheaper 60% Cheaper or more

6. Approximately how many cigarettes are illegally sold in your country? Please indicate which year.
cigarettes    in year

Spending

7. How much money do households spend every month on average on tobacco products? Please provide in local currency.

Year	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996
Amount Spent

Possible sources: Household-surveys, Bureau of Statistics

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Taxes

8. What kind of excise tax system is levied on cigarettes and tobacco in your country?

Specific excise duty (i.e. a fixed amount of duty per 1000 cigarettes or per 1000 grams of tobacco)
Ad valorem excise duty (i.e. a percentage of the retail selling or ex factory price)
A combination of both tax systems

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9. Please provide taxation rates for domestic and imported cigarettes. Please indicate specific excise duties in local currency and ad valorem excise duties in percentage points.

Year	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996
Specific for domestic cigarettes (in local currency)
Specific for imported cigarettes (in local currency)
ad valorem for domestic cigarettes (in percentage)
ad valorem for imported cigarettes (in percentage)

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10. Is a sales tax or a value added tax (VAT) levied on cigarettes?
yes, there is a VAT
yes, there is a sales tax
no, there is neither a VAT or a sales tax

if yes, please provide the percentage rate of the sales tax or VAT.

Year	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996
VAT
Sales tax

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11. How much is the sales tax or VAT for standard consumer goods? Please indicate the percentage rate.

Year	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996
VAT
Sales tax

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Tariffs, Revenues and Subsidies

12. What are the import tariffs levied on cigarettes? Please indicate the percentage rate.

Year	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996
Import Tariffs in %

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13. How much revenue from tobacco taxes does the central government earn? Please provide in local currency.

Year	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996
Government revenues from taxation

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14. Do subsidies for tobacco growers exist in your country?
yes
no

if yes, how much subsidies do tobacco growers get per year? Please provide in local currency.

Year	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996
Subsidies to tobacco growers

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15. Do subsidies for tobacco manufacturers exist in your country?
yes
no

if yes, how much subsidies do tobacco manufacturers get per year? Please provide in local currency.

Year	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996
Subsidies to tobacco manufacturers

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Other

16. How much does the tobacco industry spend on domestic cigarette advertisement and promotion per year? Please provide in local currency.

Year	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996
Spending on advertisement and promotion

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17. How much do the government and non-governmental agencies spend on anti-tobacco programs? Please provide in local currency.

Year	1986	1987	1988	1989	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996
Spending on anti-tobacco programs

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