by: winarto TROL,-The government will not increase the Tobacco Product Excise (CHT) rate in 2025. Director General of Customs Askolani said this policy considers the discussion in the 2025 State Budget which has been set by the House of Representatives in September 2024. "The government's position for the 2025 CHT policy will not be implemented," said Askolani during a press conference at the State Budget at the Ministry of Finance Headquarters, Jakarta, Monday (23/9), quoting cnbcindonesia He revealed, one of the considerations for not changing the CHT policy in 2025 is the continued emergence of the phenomenon of down trading cigarettes, which is a phenomenon that occurs when consumers swi... [Read more]