tobacco

  • Society

Health Ministry to improve its anti-smoking proposals

Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Tuesday that the Health Ministry will have to improve its proposed package of…

6 years ago
  • Economy

Smuggled cigarettes account for 19.6% of Lithuania’s market

The 2017 growth of the amount of illicit tobacco products in Lithuania was the biggest over the past five years,…

7 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuania raising tobacco excise for public health reasons – Finance Minister

The Lithuanian government's proposal to raise the excise duty on tobacco products next year is a result of the efforts…

7 years ago
  • Economy

Eurostat finds food prices in Lithuania among EU’s lowest

Prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages in Lithuania last year were among the lowest across the European Union (EU), figures…

7 years ago
  • CORPORATE

EU regulations rein in on tobacco sales

A new set of regulations coming into effect on September 20 will put more restrictions on the sale of tobacco…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Lithuanian Seimas further tightens tobacco marketing

The Lithuanian Parliament has approved amendments to the law on tobacco control, restricting tobacco companies' ability to sponsor public events.So…

8 years ago
  • Economy

Excise duties on alcohol and tobacco going up

Lithuania is raising excise duty on tobacco and alcohol as of March 1. The government expects the levy to bring…

9 years ago
  • Society

Ton of illegal tobacco seized from van on Polish border

On Thursday, officers of the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service detained a Polish citizen who had more than a ton…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Four out of five illegal cigarettes in Lithuania from Belarus

Four out of five packets of smuggled cigarettes in Lithuania come from Belarus, according to a survey of used packets…

9 years ago
  • Politics

Lithuanian parliament makes first move to ban smoking in balconies

The Seimas of Lithuania has made the first step towards banning smoking in balconies of apartment buildings. On Thursday, MPs…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuania’s per capita cigarette consumption grows to 50 packs

Annual per capita consumption of legal cigarettes in Lithuania rose to 50 packs last year, from 47.4 packs in 2013,…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Lithuania’s illicit tobacco market 2nd biggest in Europe

Illicit cigarettes last year accounted for 28.3 percent of Lithuania's market of tobacco products, the second highest rate in Europe…

9 years ago
  • Society

Lithuania bans possession of tobacco products by minors

The Lithuanian parliament, Seimas, has passed a law prohibiting youngsters under 18 not only to consume tobacco products, but to…

9 years ago