The Legislative Yuan passed the "Amendment to Article 7 of the Tobacco and Alcoholic Tax Law" in its third reading today, specifying that other tobacco products should be taxed at 1,590 yuan per kilogram or per thousand sticks, whichever is higher.

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[Reporter Lin Liangsheng/Taipei Report] Cooperating with the revision of the Tobacco Hazard Prevention Act, the taxable amount calculated by the "count" of tobacco products is higher than that calculated by "weight", but the tax amount calculated by the lower weight is used to form low-priced cigarettes. The Legislative Yuan today The third reading passed the "Amendment to Article 7 of the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Law", which stipulates that other tobacco products should be taxed at 1,590 yuan per kilogram or per thousand sticks, whichever is higher.

According to the current Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Law, the taxable items and taxable amount of tobacco are divided into 4 categories, namely paper cigarettes, shredded tobacco, cigars, and other tobacco products. It is stipulated that NT$1,590 will be charged "per kilogram".

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In line with the revision of the Tobacco Prevention Law, the Executive Yuan proposed to amend Article 7 of the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Law, and pointed out in the proposal that considering the different styles of other tobacco products, in order to avoid the taxable amount calculated by "count" being greater than that calculated by "weight" However, the lower "weight" is used to calculate the tax amount and tax, resulting in the situation of low-priced cigarettes, so the amendment is proposed.

After being reviewed by the Finance and Sanitation Committees of the Legislative Yuan, the Legislative Yuan will pass the "Amendment to Article 7 of the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Law" on the third reading today. It is stipulated that NT$1,590 per kilogram or NT$1,590 per thousand sticks, whichever is higher.

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