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Macau Proposes 300 Per Cent Tobacco Duty Rise 

Jump to full article: BizChinaUpdate (cn), 2009-04-30
Author: Gary Bowerman, on 30-04-2009

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Macau has announced that it has drawn up a bill proposing to increase the duty on cigarettes by 300 per cent.

The bill "has been discussed by the SAR's Executive Council, and will be submitted to the Legislative Assembly for review and a vote on it through emergency procedure," according to a press release from the Macau government's Information Bureau.

A similar move has already been taken by Hong Kong's government

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