煙草在線據印度亞洲通訊社報道編譯　　由于印度政府尚未制定有關電子煙的政策，煙草巨頭ITC公司7月30日表示將與當局談判，以便將電子煙產品引入印度。

　　“我們內部已經準備好，但我們還沒有有關電子煙方面的政府政策。所以我們正尋求與政府就這個問題進行談判，”在第103屆股東周年大會后，ITC公司董事長Y C 戴維什沃告訴媒體人士。

　　戴維什沃承認卷煙由于稅收增加而存在壓力，但表示公司將堅持向該領域投資，同時繼續加強在快速消費品領域的多元化經營。

　　“如果ITC公司不涉足卷煙，那么其它公司將涉足。如果印度不生產卷煙，那么卷煙將要進口、走私或非法銷售。在一定程度上卷煙還存在消費需求，因此我們將繼續經營卷煙業務，因為我們希望該行業掌握在負責任的公司手中，”他說。

　　戴維什沃認為更高的稅收沒有遏制煙草使用，只是減少了卷煙消費，他呼吁建立公平的方式對卷煙征稅。

ITC Mulls Talks with Government on E-cigarettes

　　With the government yet to formulate a policy on e-cigarettes, tobacco giant ITC Wednesday said it will engage in talks with the authorities so that it can introduce the product in India.

　　"We are internally ready but we don't have a government policy on e-cigarettes yet. So, we are looking towards engaging in talks with the government on the issue," ITC chairman Y C Deveshwar told media persons after the company's 103rd AGM here.

　　Admitting that the cigarettes segment was under pressure because of increasing taxation, Deveshwar said the company will persist with investing in the segment while continuing to robustly diversify especially in the FMCG segment.

　　"If ITC is not into cigarettes then someone else will. If not in India, then it will be imported, smuggled or sold illegally. To the extent it has demand, we will continue in the business because we want the industry to be in responsible hands," he said.

　　Asserting that higher taxation has not curbed the use of tobacco but only shrunk cigarette consumption, Deveshwar urged for an equitable approach to taxing cigarettes. Enditem