Increase in Taxes on Tobacco Products Recommended for Revenue and Public Health

Consumption of tobacco products such as cigarettes, bidis, chewing tobacco, gutkha, and khaini benefits no one, neither individuals nor the country. Therefore, increasing taxes on such products is a sensible approach to reduce their consumption and simultaneously boost government revenue. On one hand, this can help decrease the use of these substances, and on the other, it can contribute to increasing government revenue.

Increasing taxes on health-promoting and daily consumable goods burdens consumers. Instead of raising taxes on such items, the government should even consider providing tax exemptions in certain situations.