Government loses RM2.5b tax revenue due to illicit cigarette trade, assemblyman says
The illegal cigarette trade is causing the government to lose about RM2.5 billion in tax revenue last year, National Kenaf and Tobacco Board chairman Datuk Mohd AdhanKechik said. He said the figure was arrived at based on information received from tobacco industry players. “The smuggling of illegal cigarettes is said to be due the exorbitant cigarette prices here, which is among the highest (in the region) besides Singapore and Brunei.
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