Cigarette price hike for illicit market: Ghafoor
RARaajje MV – 5 hours ago
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MP Abdul Ghafoor Musa stated that the increase in duty on cigarettes and tobacco products was not to protect public health, but to create an illicit market. He argued this during the debate on the government's proposed amendment to the Export-Import Act to reduce tobacco duty by 50%. Ghafoor also alleged that customs officials are involved in smuggling vape containers daily, and that this is a form of theft using public funds.