LATEST ALERTS
22nd August 2024
- Lebanon: Member of parliament (MP) Bilal Abdallah of the Democratic Gathering bloc has criticised the wide availability of nicotine pouches in Lebanon and called for high taxes to limit their use. Nicotine pouches are currently not subject to a specific excise tax.
25th January 2024
- Lebanon: Nassif Seklaoui, general manager of the Lebanese Tobacco and Tombacs Authority (RLTT), spoke during a conference against raising the taxation on tobacco in Lebanon. Seklaoui said the calls to raise taxation surprised him, as the black market in Lebanon is one of the largest in the world and increasing taxes would only expand it, press reports.
20th December 2023
- Lebanon: The Tobacco Authority has published an updated list of heated tobacco product prices as stipulated in the provisions of decree 151/1959, which establishes a state monopoly on tobacco. The new heated tobacco prices per unit are: LBP124,000 ($8.25) for Fiit, LBP134,250 ($8.93) for Nuso, LBP165,500 ($11.01) for Heets, and LBP199,000 ($13.24) for Terea.
18th October 2023
- Lebanon: The Tobacco Authority has published an updated list of heated tobacco product prices in accordance with the provisions of Decree No. 151/1959, which establishes a state monopoly on tobacco. The new heated tobacco prices per unit are: LBP118,250 ($7.88) for Fiit, LBP149,250 ($9.94) for Nuso, LBP159,750 ($10.64) for Heets, and LBP224,000 ($14.92) for Heets Dimensions.
19th June 2023
- Lebanon: The Tobacco Authority has published an updated list heated tobacco product prices in accordance with the provisions of Decree No. 151/1959, which establishes a state monopoly on tobacco. The new heated tobacco prices per unit are: LBP142,750 ($9.50) for Nuso, LBP143,250 ($9.50) for Heets, LBP203,000 ($13.50) for Heets Dimensions, and LBP112,250 ($7.50) for Fiit.
13th February 2023
- Lebanon: The Lebanese Tobacco Authority has published an updated list of the prices of heated tobacco products in accordance with the provisions of Decree No. 151/1959, which establishes a state monopoly on tobacco. The new heated tobacco prices per unit are: LBP76,750 ($5.10) for Nuso, LBP77,000 ($5.11) for Heets, LBP107,750 ($7.16) for Heets Dimensions and LBP59,250 ($3.94) for Fiit.
25th January 2023
- Lebanon: Yesterday, 24th January, the Lebanese Tobacco Authority published an updated list of heated tobacco prices, specifying the following prices per unit: LBP6,700 ($4.44) for Nuso, LBP6,725 ($4.46) for Heets, LBP9,400 ($6.23) for Heets Dimensions and LBP5,175 ($3.43) for Fiit. The Tobacco Authority in Lebanon sets the prices for all tobacco products based on the provisions of Decree No. 151/1959, which establishes a state monopoly on tobacco.
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