ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Health has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to take action against the multinational cigarette manufacturing company Philip Morris for not observing the higher rates of the Federal Excise Duty (FED) applicable on cigarettes.
The Ministry of Health, in a protest before the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has said that Philip Morris has failed to comply with the increased Federal Excise Duty (FED) rate, particularly in connection to both low-priced and high-priced cigarette variants.
The Ministry of National Health Services has written a letter to the FBR Chairman on cigarette manufacturers’ sheer violation of Tobacco Control Laws regarding Federal Excise Duty / Taxes.
The letter states that the Federal Board of Revenue has recently imposed high tobacco taxation rates on cigarette packs to lessen the adverse effects of tobacco consumption.
However, certain multi-national cigarette manufacturers, like Philip Morris, have shown non-compliance to the increased escalated Federal Excise Duty (FED) rate.
The Ministry of National Health Services has requested the FBR to take strict action against the violators of prescribed regulations.
