Ciggy prices may increase

[Picanto]

SINGAPORE: In an effort to discourage retailers from selling cigarettes, the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) could increase retail licence fees for tobacco by September.

 

Currently, there are three kinds of licence fees, ranging between S$40 and S$270. This figure could increase by 30 per cent.

 

MediaCorp understands that the authorities could also impose stiffer penalties for those selling cigarettes to underaged smokers.

 

There are about 5,000 tobacco retailers in Singapore, half of them in coffee shops and they're likely to feel the pinch.

 

Thomas Foo, chairman, Kheng Keow Coffee Merchants, Restaurant and Bar-Owners Association, said:

[Friendstar]

luckily i don't smoke.

[So_nice]

discourage? why not just ban? gahmen just talking c--k. lost so much of our $$$ now taking thru hdb, coe, cigg, cpf and many many more. fark them. come on..do something this GE!

[Leepee]

Aiya just start a COE for ciggies lah.

Every two weeks bid for the licence, which allows one to buy 10 packets of ciggies. The COE will comes with ten tear-out coupons.

Must surrender the coupons or Cigrette Of Entittlement to the shop owner whenever one need to buy a packet ciggies.

 

Also the importers must only stock up the shops with the number of Ciggies according to the past 3 months COE collected from the shops. This is allow close matching of the supply and demand of ciggies in each shop.

 

 

[Verve]

SINGAPORE: In an effort to discourage retailers from selling cigarettes, the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) could increase retail licence fees for tobacco by September.

 

Currently, there are three kinds of licence fees, ranging between S$40 and S$270. This figure could increase by 30 per cent.

 

MediaCorp understands that the authorities could also impose stiffer penalties for those selling cigarettes to underaged smokers.

 

There are about 5,000 tobacco retailers in Singapore, half of them in coffee shops and they're likely to feel the pinch.

 

Thomas Foo, chairman, Kheng Keow Coffee Merchants, Restaurant and Bar-Owners Association, said:

[Sw20]

if they can ban chewing gum just like that... why not just ban cigs just like that?

 

Then why not have licenses for selling chewing gum????

[Shull]

if they can ban chewing gum just like that... why not just ban cigs just like that?

 

Then why not have licenses for selling chewing gum????

 

cos over 10yrs ago, when they first banned chewing gum..this land is still a country..no one will think about taxing chewing gum with ultra-high tax..now that this land became a large corporation, making money is no 1 priority liao mah..

[JeRrRKKKK]

soon i really must smoke grass like this

[Babyt]

Liquor will come next? it doesnt nothing but make ppl drunk, vomit, dizzy and drunk driving.

Edited March 13, 2010 by Babyt

[Picanto]

Liquor will come next? it doesnt nothing but make ppl drunk, vomit, dizzy and drunk driving.

 

 

its just a matter of time

[Yuan]

luckily i don't smoke.

 

Me too.....

[Parkingidiot]

Aiya just start a COE for ciggies lah.

Every two weeks bid for the licence, which allows one to buy 10 packets of ciggies. The COE will comes with ten tear-out coupons.

Must surrender the coupons or Cigrette Of Entittlement to the shop owner whenever one need to buy a packet ciggies.

 

Also the importers must only stock up the shops with the number of Ciggies according to the past 3 months COE collected from the shops. This is allow close matching of the supply and demand of ciggies in each shop.

 

 

followed by Off Peak cigarettes scheme .... when can only smoke between 7pm and next day 7am, or weekends and PH whole day.

[Nullifi3d]

Just ban smoking and drinking la. What damage does smoking do except for second hand smoke and to the smoker himself. I see more fatalities related to drink driving and alcohol overdose.

 

So yeah, ban alcohol too. If i can't smoke might as well let the other majority of the population not drink too.

[Thugstercena]

luckily i quit smoking ardy.

[Throttle2]

Bloody hell. As it is , tobacco tax is $352 per kg

already up not many years ago.

i estimated i pay $3k to $4k in tobacco taxes every year and you are saying they still want to increase?

wah, this one may just really swing my vote.

 

 

[Babyt]

Just ban smoking and drinking la. What damage does smoking do except for second hand smoke and to the smoker himself. I see more fatalities related to drink driving and alcohol overdose.

 

So yeah, ban alcohol too. If i can't smoke might as well let the other majority of the population not drink too.

 

can la since u dont like alcohol, just emigrate to arab countries lor LOL.

 

i think those countries supposingly have zero drunk driving right? LOL

[Pigkachu]

Liquor will come next? it doesnt nothing but make ppl drunk, vomit, dizzy and drunk driving.

 

doubt they will tax on liquor. because it plays a important part in tourism leisure and f&b

[Picanto]

anyone quitting smoking because of this?