煙草在線據稅務新聞網報道編譯　　英美煙草公司阿爾及利亞子公司以征收高煙稅帶來的負面影響為由，呼吁阿爾及利亞政府不要向煙草消費征收重稅。

　　在記者招待會上，英美煙草公司阿爾及利亞子公司重申了自己協助政府打擊逃稅和從亞撒哈拉非洲走私煙草的承諾，但它表示，英美煙草公司會游說政府支持不會“產生相反效果的”煙草稅制，尤其是在阿爾及利亞政府目前想要提高煙稅的時候。

　　以埃及為例，它在2010年提高了煙稅，而在僅僅18個月里，它的非法市場在當地總的卷煙銷售中所占份額就從0.01%激增至20%，英美煙草公司稱，對煙草征收重稅具有等同于補貼不健康的走私卷煙的效果。

　　通過對比，在埃及，煙稅占一包卷煙價格的52%，而在阿爾及利亞，自2011年起，一包20支裝的卷煙煙稅被確定為11阿爾及利亞第納爾（0.14美元），而通常一包卷煙向消費者要價100第納爾，煙稅相當于卷煙價格的11%。

　　英美煙草阿爾及利亞公司的守法與公共關系董事Fay?al Khalef警告說，阿爾及利亞不應該通過高煙稅和損失稅收來補貼走私，并稱關于向煙草征收重稅，“走私游說強大得足以給阿爾及利亞政府施加壓力。”

　　英美煙草公司說：“我們開展了研究，并注意到一些來源不明的卷煙可能含有多達18種易患癌癥的物質。”它還估計，因卷煙走私而導致的全球稅收損失為200億美元至400億美元之間。

BAT Lobbies Against Algerian Tobacco Tax Hikes

　　British American Tobacco's (BAT) Algerian subsidiary has called on the government to refrain from taxing tobacco consumption too heavily, citing the negative effects of high taxes.

　　In a press conference, BAT's Algerian subsidiary reiterated its commitment to assist the government in its crack-down on tax evasion and smuggling from sub-saharan Africa, but said BAT would lobby the government in favour of tobacco taxation which is not "counter-productive", especially in times when the Algerian government is currently tempted to hike tobacco taxes.

　　Citing the Egyptian example of its 2010 tobacco tax hike, where the illegal market's share of total local cigarette sales has soared from 0.01% to 20% in just 18 months, BAT argued that heavy tobacco taxation has the equivalent effect of subsidizing unhealthy smuggled cigarettes.

　　By way of comparison, taxes represent 52% of the price of a cigarette pack in Egypt while in Algeria it has been set since 2011 at DZD11 (USD 0.14) per pack of 20 cigarettes, which is usually charged at DZD100 to the consumer, ie 11%.

　　BAT Algeria's compliance and public relations director Fay?al Khalef warned that Algeria should not subsidize contraband through high taxes and lost tax revenues, and argued that the "contraband lobby is powerful enough to pressure Algeria's government with a view to taxing tobacco heavily".

　　"We have conducted studies and have noted that some cigarettes with unknown origins may contain up to 18 substances exposing to cancers", said BAT. It has also estimated net lost taxes due to tobacco smuggling worldwide between USD20bn and USD40bn. Enditem