'Cigarette import duty has dropped by MVR 95 million'

3 days ago

Earnings from the import of cigarettes has declined by MVR 95 million following the decision to double the import duty on the product, says Ibrahim Ameer, who served as the finance minister during the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) administration. Ameer made the remark while discussing the fall in state revenue this year during the MDP’s ‘Havaru Beru’ panel discussion on Tuesday