Les Taxes sur le Tabac en Afrique Tobacco Taxes in Africa

Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania budgets raise cigarette taxes

On 13th June 2008, the Finance Ministers of Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania simultaneously read their 2008/ 2009 budget speeches to their respective nations. There was one striking similarity in the three budgets- each of the three East African countries proposed to increase excise duties on cigarettes.

Source: The blog of Jackie Tumwine

Kenya: data from 2002-2000

The data provided by the 2003 Tobacco Control Country profile for Kenya:

Retail price of 20 cigarettes with tax

Domestic brand    US$ 1.02                    80 (local currency)
Foreign brand       US$ 1.52                  120 (local currency)

Cigarette taxes and duties:
Excise tax: 160%
Sales tax:   18%
Import duty:  30% (minimum 300 LCU/kg)

Total annual income for tobacco taxes:
2007:

% of the State budget covered by tobacco taxes:
2007:

Market share by cigarette manufacturer: 2000

BAT: 92,3%   Mastermind: 6%   Others: 1.7%

Estimate of smuggling