National Study on Economic of Tobacco and Tobacco Taxation – North Macedonia (2018)

National Study on Economic of Tobacco and Tobacco Taxation – North Macedonia

The Republic of Macedonia has a long history and tradition of cultivating and exporting raw tobacco, especially the Oriental type of tobacco. As such, Macedonia is one of the major raw tobacco leaf and fnished cigarettes producing countries in the region.

In this document, we analyze the specifc characteristics of tobacco cultivation in Macedonia, supply and demand of tobacco and tobacco products, tobacco industry and tobacco products market and tobacco control policies, including taxation. Most of Macedonia’s cigarette consumption comes from domestic production, while cigars, cigarillos and smoking tobacco are imported. In addition to domestically manufactured cigarette brands, some are imported.

Based on the size of the market and data provided by the Ministry of Finance, Central Registry of Macedonia, State Statistical Ofce of Macedonia and other sources, we discuss the supply and demand on the tobacco market, as well as the effects of national policies, including taxation, excise tax and value added tax (VAT) on tobacco product prices and consumption levels. The domestic production and import-export data from the MAK STAT database of the State Statistical Ofce of Macedonia are also included.

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