Raising funds for the prevention of tobacco smuggling

	Illegal raw material export
	Enterprises need to protect their account and digital signatures
	Long An: Cigarette smuggling increasing

The functional forces seize counterfeit cigarettes.

Accordingly, the amount of money for beneficiaries from the Fund for prevention of tobacco smuggling, control of tobacco smuggling and anti-counterfeit tobacco is raised from 3,000 vnd to 4,000 vnd per pack of 20 cigarettes (not differentiated by the value of cigarettes). In addition, the authorities will support 500 vnd per pack of 20 cigarettes for destruction of illicit cigarettes and counterfeit cigarettes, which encourages the use of measures friendly with the environment and in accordance with the local conditions.

For 4000 vnd to support these above operations, the authorities will deduct 200 dong per pack of 20 cigarettes (5%) to support the National Steering Committee 389; 280 vnd per pack of 20 cigarettes (7%) to support the Local Steering Committee where smuggled cigarettes and counterfeit cigarettes are seized and destroyed; and 200 vnd per pack of 20 cigarettes (5%) to support the Fund's Executive Board of the Vietnam Tobacco Association. The remaining money will be used for supporting the forces who directly implement prevention, anti-smuggling and the fight against the counterfeit cigarettes trade.

Digital signatures misused for smuggling VCN- Currently, a number of perpetrators have made use of digital signatures of enterprises which have prestige ...

The draft will be submitted to the Ministry of Finance for comments before issuance.