Illegal cigarette’s trade rising alarmingly

ISLAMABAD – June 7 (ONLINE) A report has revealed that illegal trade of different brands of cigarettes is causing a 70-80 billion rupees’ loss to national exchequer, Online has learnt. According to details, minimum legal price of a cigarette packet is 62.80 rupees, but some […]

IDF for increasing FED on sugar-sweetened beverages

ISLAMABAD, Jun 02 (APP): International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has called for increasing Federal Excise Duty (FED) on sugar-sweetened beverages in the fight against diabetes and obesity in Pakistan. “We support increasing FED to a minimum of 20% on a wide category of sugar-sweetened beverages as […]