Raise Tobacco Tax To 100%, Save Lives, Healthcare Costs, CAPPA Tells FG

Newtelegraphng | 09-08-2025 07:54am |

The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the Federal Government to immediately increase the excise tax on tobacco products to 100 per cent to save thousands of lives, and at least ₦526 billion annually from healthcare costs and productivity losses. In a statement on Thursday, CAPPA warned that the tobacco industry...The post Raise Tobacco Tax To 100%, Save Lives, Healthcare Costs, CAPPA Tells FG appeared first on New Telegraph.

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