Kyrgyzstan Plans To Raise The Minimum Price Of E-cigarettes, With Disposable E-cigarettes Priced At $4 Per Stick

Kyrgyzstan plans to raise the minimum price of e-cigarettes, with disposable e-cigarettes priced at $4 per stick

The Kyrgyz Cabinet has proposed raising the minimum wholesale and retail prices of tobacco and nicotine-containing products to $4 per unit for disposable e-cigarettes and $18 per unit for e-cigarettes and similar devices. The government has issued a relevant resolution and is seeking public opinion.

According to Economist, Kyrgyzstan plans to raise the minimum wholesale and retail prices of tobacco and nicotine-containing products.

It is reported that the Kyrgyz Cabinet has issued a relevant resolution and is seeking public opinion. The resolution aims to increase state budget revenue and reduce citizens' consumption of harmful products to improve public health.

The resolution proposes minimum price standards for four categories of tobacco and nicotine-containing products:

Filtered and non-filtered cigarettes and cigarillos, with a minimum price of 110 soms (US$1.3) for 20 sticks;

Heated tobacco products, such as cartridges, are 110 soms (US$1.3) for 20 sticks;

Disposable e-cigarettes are 350 soms (US$4) per unit;

E-cigarettes and similar devices are 1,500 soms (US$18) per unit.