LATEST ALERTS
Indonesia: Concerns over the draft regulations setting out plain packaging requirements for tobacco and nicotine products continue to grow in Indonesia. Willy Aditya of the NasDem
Indonesia: Legislator Nurhadi has warned that the implementation of the draft regulations developing the government regulations that established a comprehensive regulatory framework for tobacco and nicotine products could
Indonesia: The head of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) of the Jakarta region, Diana Dewi, has urged the Ministry of
Indonesia: The Ministry of Agriculture is concerned about the potential impact of the draft regulations setting out plain packaging provisions for tobacco and
Indonesia: The Ministry of Labour is concerned about the consequences on tobacco farmers’ employment from the draft regulations setting out plain packaging provisions for
Indonesia: The minister of health has said that the regulations concerning labelling and packaging requirements for novel tobacco and nicotine products are being
Indonesia: The secretary general of the Indonesian Tobacco Farmers Association (APTI) has welcomed the decision of the government not to increase the excise
Indonesia: The Indonesian Farmers’ Association (HKTI) has asked the government not to ratify the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO
Indonesia: A high-ranking Ministry of Health official has criticised the decision to not increase tobacco taxes in 2025. Head of the Ministry of
Indonesia: Health minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said yesterday (25th September) that after the industry backlash on the plain packaging provisions set out in the draft regulations developing
Indonesia: The Ministry of Trade has reportedly warned that the plain packaging requirements for tobacco and nicotine products – which were set out in the
Indonesia: An official in the Ministry of Health has called for an increase in the excise duties applicable to tobacco products so they are
Indonesia: The Indonesian Tobacco Farmers’ Association (APTI) has sent a letter to the Ministry of Agriculture urging the repeal of the draft regulations developing
Indonesia: The Ministry of Health has published the draft regulations developing the government regulations that established a comprehensive regulatory framework for heated tobacco products (HTPs) and nicotine pouches.
Indonesia: Today, the Ministry of Health held a public hearing to gather feedback on the draft regulations that would further develop the regulations
Indonesia: Last week, the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) published the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) Indonesia Report 2021.
Indonesia: President Joko Widodo has put into effect the regulations developing the Health Law. The law, approved in August 2023, gives the government
Indonesia: The minister of finance has released the Macroeconomic Framework and Fiscal Policy Principles for 2025, in preparation for the State Budget 2025.
Indonesia: The Indonesian Personal Vaporiser Association (APVI) has called on the government to separate regulations concerning cigarettes from the ones regulating e-cigarettes and
Indonesia: As recorded in our compliance calendar, the applicable tax on tobacco products and nicotine pouches has increased. As of 1st January 2024,
Global: Several EU and international markets will see a rise in heated tobacco taxes on 1st January 2024, including Indonesia, Bulgaria, Russia and
Indonesia: The Ministry of Finance is planning to increase the excise duty on e-cigarettes, press reports – a move that could also affect heated tobacco
Indonesia: Deputy minister of health Dante Saksono said that the ministry will issue specific regulations for e-cigarettes, although no concrete date has been
Indonesia: Vice president Ma'ruf Amin said today that the effects of e-cigarettes would be reviewed and, if proven to be harmful to public
Indonesia: The minister of health, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, said yesterday that regulations for e-cigarettes are still being discussed across ministries, press reports. The
Indonesia: The Directorate General of Customs and Excise has revealed how much revenue was collected from e-cigarette and heated tobacco excise duty in 2022, press reports. A
Indonesia: A new excise duty on heated tobacco products now applies, as of 1st January, at IDR2,886 ($0.19) per g of tobacco.
Indonesia: On 23rd December 2022, president Joko Widodo issued the list of planned governmental regulations for 2023. Among the proposed regulations, the president
Indonesia: The Ministry of Finance has recently issued Regulation 192/PMK.010/2022, amending Regulation 193/PMK.010/2021 to set the new applicable excise duties for tobacco products for 2023
Indonesia: The government has decided to increase the excise duties for tobacco products for the next year, press reports. The increase for heated
Indonesia: Government officials and stakeholders met yesterday to discuss revising the tobacco framework, Government Regulation 109 of 2012, press reports. Deputy health minister of
Indonesia: The director of prevention and control of non-communicable diseases within the Ministry of Health called yesterday for cross-party involvement in the ratification of
