左邊的是Shigeyuki Nakano

　　煙草在線據(jù)《太陽報》報道編譯　　日煙國際馬來西亞公司希望政府確保，在2013年預算中,卷煙消費稅的任何提高都不會使該國非法卷煙的情況惡化。

　　“人們猜測政府可能提高卷煙消費稅率，每年在距預算公布的較近時間內都會有這種猜測。我們希望政府了解這樣一個事實，即卷煙稅的任何猛烈大幅的上漲將不可避免地導致非法卷煙貿易相應的大幅增長，”日煙國際馬來西亞公司總經理Shigeyuki Nakano在9月12日的一份聲明中說道。

　　“我們并不反對提高卷煙消費稅。但我們建議，任何提高都應考慮現(xiàn)在的機會，以進一步處理非法卷煙的情況。因而，我們希望任何提高都是適度的，”他補充說道。

　　在馬來西亞生產柔和七星、云斯頓、沙龍和駱駝等卷煙品牌的日煙國際稱，以低于馬來西亞政府規(guī)定的最低卷煙價格銷售的非法卷煙銷售仍是一個大問題。

　　由馬來西亞煙草制造商聯(lián)盟委托進行的一項針對非法卷煙的最新調查結果顯示，在2012年3至5月期間，馬來西亞非法卷煙的市場份額仍高達34.7%。

Malaysia: JTI Calls for Moderate Excise Tax Hike

　　JT International Bhd (JTI) hopes the government will ensure that any possible excise tax increase on cigarettes in Budget 2013 will not worsen the illegal cigarette situation in the country.

　　"There has been speculation, as does happen during the period closer to the budget announcement each year, of a cigarette excise rate increase. We hope the government will take cognisance of the fact that any drastic sudden hefty increase in cigarette taxes will inevitably lead to a corresponding large increase in illegal cigarette trade," JTI Malaysia managing director Shigeyuki Nakano said in a statement today.

　　"We are not against any cigarette excise increase. But we propose that any increase should take into consideration the opportunity now to address the illegal cigarette situation further. Therefore we hope any increase would be moderate," he added.

　　JTI, which makes cigarette brands like Mild Seven, Winston, Salem and Camel in Malaysia, said the sale of illegal cigarettes that are sold below the government-mandated minimum cigarette price continues to remain a major concern.

　　According to the latest illicit cigarettes study commissioned by the Confederation of Malaysian Tobacco Manufacturers, the illegal cigarettes level in Malaysia remains high at 34.7% during the March-May 2012 period. Enditem