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Data on Illicit Tobacco Trade

Published by National Tobacco Administration(NTA) on Feb. 24, 2025.
Requested from NTA by M. Base at 08:33 AM on Feb. 24, 2025.
Purpose: Academic Research
Tracking no: #NTA-178200362490

M.BASE Feb. 24, 2025, 8:33 a.m.

Dear Sir/Madam, This is to respectfully request data on the illicit cigarettes per province and region in 2015, 2018, and 2021. I will use said data on my research on the effects of Sin taxes. Your prompt response will be highly appreciated. Thank you

F.LAZARO Feb. 27, 2025, 4:32 p.m.

Dear Base,

Thank you for your request dated Feb. 24, 2025, made under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.

You have requested the data on illicit cigarettes per province and region in 2015, 2018, and 2021.

I am pleased to inform you that your FOI request has been approved. However, the NTA has no record of illicit tobacco trade from 2004 to 2022. Our agency's available data is the summary of confiscated illicit cigarettes from August 14, 2023 to February 24, 2025. These data were taken from reported apprehensions of NBI and the PNP, excluding the data from BIR and BOC. Please refer to the screenshot of the documents I sent to your email address, [email protected], on February 27, 2025, at 2:26 PM.

Thank you.

Respectfully,

Freddie G. Lazaro

FOI Officer

National Tobacco Administration

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