Cigarettes
Indonesia's Pamekasan Hajj and Umrah Ministry office has reminded prospective Hajj pilgrims to follow airline baggage rules. Head Abdul Halim urged pilgrims not to bring large quantities of cigarettes for sale in the Holy Land.
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A University of the Andes study reveals that raising the cigarette tax to $11,200 per pack would cut fiscal revenue by 75% and boost smuggling revenues to over $900 billion annually. The authors note that legal sales would plummet while the illegal market expands. The government aims to collect $2.5 trillion from tobacco and liquor taxes.