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NGO: Tax raise a must to lower tobacco deaths
Sun, 27 December 2020
The NGO Cambodia Movement for Health (CMH) said Cambodia ranks fourth in the world for the lowest taxes on tobacco.
According to recommendations by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Bank, if Cambodia increased the tax on tobacco to 75 per cent of the retail price of cigarettes, the Kingdom would receive added revenues of $235 million over the next five years and $933 million over the next 15 years.
CMH executive director Dr Mom Kong told The Post on December 27 that raising the tax on tobacco products was the most effective measure to reduce the number of deaths and the economic losses caused by tobacco.