Lithuanian Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis said on Tuesday that the Health Ministry will have to improve its proposed package of measures to discourage smoking, adding that the government backs a ban on tobacco displays in shops, but it does not see sufficient arguments for plain cigarette packaging. […]
The Lithuanian government’s proposal to raise the excise duty on tobacco products next year is a result of the efforts to improve public health rather than generate more budget revenue, says Finance Minister Vilius Šapoka. […]
Prices for food and non-alcoholic beverages in Lithuania last year were among the lowest across the European Union (EU), figures from the EU statistical office Eurostat showed on Thursday. […]
A new set of regulations coming into effect on September 20 will put more restrictions on the sale of tobacco used for rolling cigarettes. Retailers will be barred from selling flavoured tobacco as per an […]
The Lithuanian Parliament has approved amendments to the law on tobacco control, restricting tobacco companies’ ability to sponsor public events. So far, the law prohibited promotion of tobacco consumption, while only limiting sponsorship. The amendment […]
On Thursday, officers of the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service detained a Polish citizen who had more than a ton of raw tobacco aboard his Peugeot Boxer minivan en route from Lithuania. […]
Four out of five packets of smuggled cigarettes in Lithuania come from Belarus, according to a survey of used packets conducted at the end of last year by Nielsen. […]
The Seimas of Lithuania has made the first step towards banning smoking in balconies of apartment buildings. On Thursday, MPs approved the relevant draft amendments to the Law on Tobacco Control. […]
Annual per capita consumption of legal cigarettes in Lithuania rose to 50 packs last year, from 47.4 packs in 2013, data from Statistics Lithuania shows. […]
Illicit cigarettes last year accounted for 28.3 percent of Lithuania’s market of tobacco products, the second highest rate in Europe after Latvia’s, according to the latest study by the international audit, tax and consulting company KPMG. […]
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