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Cigarette Market and Taxes

1 postsMay 13, 08:00 PM 0 1 0

Posts discuss the cigarette market in Sri Lanka, including pricing, tax revenues, and market dynamics involving the Ceylon Tobacco Company.

Only in Sri Lanka do we celebrate tax revenue from killing ourselves faster, where cigarette prices hit the roof and investors are like, "Mmm, tasty dividends!" Imagine being so committed to a habit that when prices spike, you just shrug and keep puffing like it's a national sport.

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Channa Amaratunga @Channa_Amare20:08

Price of best-selling cigarette in #lka is Rs160 But SL smokers seem to have accepted prices (last hiked in Jan 2025), with 1Q2026 tax revenue from cigarette monopolist #CTC up sharply YoY EPF increased its stake in CTC during 1Q2026, with further purchases in 2Q2026 too #CSE https://t.co/f9IdX5LCqj https://t.co/90SF9KHYCf

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