LATEST ALERTS
5th November 2024
- Kuwait: The International Conference on Tobacco Control organised by the Ministry of Health has recommended that the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries establish national observatories to monitor tobacco industry activities and align with the World Health Organization (WHO) standards on tobacco control. Additionally, the conference advocated for regulating novel emerging products in the region, such as nicotine pouches, and recommended increasing excise taxes on tobacco.
28th October 2024
- Kuwait: During a conference on Tobacco Control organised by the Kuwait Association against Smoking and Cancer in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, Ahmed Al-Awadhi, Kuwait's minister of health, said that tobacco is one of the most serious health threats, press reports. He added that all tobacco products are equally harmful to health and that policies must be developed and implemented to combat their spread to protect society, especially youth.
30th November 2023
Kuwait: Deputy prime minister Essa Al-Kandari’s letter requesting the urgent ratification of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Unilateral Tax Agreement was not discussed during the ordinary session of the National Assembly, as the government withdrew the request. The tax imposed on tobacco products will remain unchanged.
28th November 2023
- Kuwait: Today, the National Assembly will discuss deputy prime minister Essa Al-Kandari’s request for the urgent ratification of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Unilateral Tax Agreement. If passed, an ad valorem excise tax at a rate of 100% of the retail sale price will be applicable for heated tobacco sticks and their hardware.
31st May 2023
- Kuwait: During an awareness campaign about the dangers of tobacco, the vice president of the National Anti-Smoking Programme (from the Ministry of Health), Ahmed El-Shatti, said that Kuwait is the cheapest in the Gulf region in terms of tobacco prices, and called for an increase in tobacco taxation to reduce consumption rates and the number of tobacco users, press reports. It should be noted that Kuwait has not yet adopted the 100% customs duty imposed by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
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