EghtesadOnline: As per the Iranian National Tax Administration’s data, the tobacco industry paid a total of 61 trillion rials ($230 million) in taxes over the 11 months ending Feb. 19, which accounts for 3% of the government’s total tax revenues during the period, says chairman of Tobacco Products Importers and Exporters Association.
Eghtesadonline: Cigarette smuggling decreased by 22.1% during the 11 months to Feb. 18.
EghtesadOnline: A total of 7.58 billion cigarettes were smuggled into Iran during the seven months to Oct. 21, indicating an 8.9% increase compared with the corresponding period of last year.
EghtesadOnline; A total of 7.36 billion cigarettes were smuggled into Iran during the five months to Aug. 21, indicating a 63.2% increase compared with the corresponding period of last year, the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade reported.
EghtesadOnline: A total of 6.24 billion cigarettes were smuggled into Iran during the first quarter of the current year (March 20-June 20), indicating a 78.3% increase compared with the corresponding period of last year.
EghtesadOnline: A total of 6.07 billion cigarettes were produced in the first two months of the current Iranian year (March 20-May 20), indicating a 27.9% decline compared with the year before.
EghtesadOnline: A total of 54.8 billion cigarettes were produced in the last fiscal year (March 2019-20), indicating a 13.7% growth compared with the year before.
EghtesadOnline: The Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade estimates that 9.07 billion cigarettes were smuggled into Iran during the 10 months to Jan. 20 to register a 45% decline compared with the similar period of the year before.
EghtesadOnline: The Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade estimates that 8.67 billion cigarettes were smuggled into Iran during the nine months to Dec. 21, 2019, indicating a 43.5% decline compared with the figure estimated for the similar period of the year before.
EghtesadOnline: The Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade estimates that 8.16 billion cigarettes were smuggled into Iran during the eight months ending Nov. 21, indicating a 43% decline compared with last year’s similar period.