Government Urged to Increase FED on Tobacco by 30% Tobacco control activists urged the government to increase federal excise duty (FED) on tobacco products in Pakistan, including smokeless tobacco products, at a seminar held in Islamabad. Over 22 million (19 percent) Pakistani adults currently use some form of tobacco. Almost one-third of Pakistani men (32.4 percent) and 5.7 percent of women smoke tobacco. The advocates of tobacco control demanded at least a 30 percent increase in the federal excise duty (FED) for each slab of cigarettes to enhance revenue collection and lower the consumption of tobacco, especially among the youth. ALSO READ There are two tax slabs for cigarettes. FED of Rs. 33 is imposed on cigarettes costing less than Rs. 90 per packet, while Rs. 90 FED is charged on cigarettes with a price of Rs. 90 and above per packet.