Hike Tobacco Tax

Each year, tobacco consumption causes approximately 27,110 deaths in Nepal, accounting for nearly 11 per cent of the total number of annual deaths. Although the health burden is severe, efforts by governments towards tobacco consumption reduction through laws, policies, and regulations have been identified at the international level. On February 6, 2025, the Ministry of Health and Population sanctioned a new directive calling for 100 per cent pictorial warnings on tobacco products to be implemented from mid-July 2025.