An agency under Indonesia’s Ministry of Finance has announced that retail prices of traditional tobacco and vapes will increase in 2025, and in coordination with Indonesia’s National Printing Company, plans to print new tobacco tax logos in 2025.
According to Kompas.TV on December 12, the General Directorate of Customs and Excise (DJBC) under the Ministry of Finance announced that the retail prices of traditional tobacco and vapes will increase by 2025.
Director General of the Askolani Directorate General (Askolani) This is part of the government’s management of the tobacco tax system, which aims to adjust the tax rate situation without raising the excise duty on tobacco products (CHT).
Speaking at a press conference on Indonesia’s National Budget in Jakarta on December 11 (Askolani). Askolani referred to the Ministry of Finance’s Rules and Regulations (PMK), a document expected to be released this week, which will serve as the legal basis for the increase in cigarette prices.
Ascolani added,
- “Together with the Bureau of Fiscal Policy (BKF), we have prepared the Regulations of the Ministry of Finance (PMK), which has been coordinated in the Ministry of Law and Human Rights. If there are no accidents, it can be implemented this week. One PMK is the HJE for traditional tobacco and the other PMK is the HJE for vapes, which will be the basis of the 2025 policy.”
The General Directorate of Customs and Excise is also coordinating with the Indonesian National Printing Company (Peruri) on a plan to print the new tobacco tax logo in 2025.
- “We have signed a contract with Peruri and Peruri has prepared the facilities, infrastructure, and raw materials to start and be ready to meet the market demand in December this year.”
Ascolani said the demand for stamp duty will increase significantly in December this year and will peak in January next year when demand is expected to reach 15 million to 17 million tobacco duty stamp duty.
