The company «Agro Prospect» (Kiev) — Company British-American Tobacco – Ukraine »has brought charge of Georgia that it breaks a trading mode.
In the Ministry of Economics of Ukraine the statement for this fact and after that economic department of Ukraine has put forward claims to the WTO has arrived.
As a result the government of Georgia has been compelled to fix legislatively equal rates of the duty, both for import tobacco products, and that are made on territory of the country. The Georgian tobacco companies have reacted to an innovation sharply negatively.
The director of Georgian company Best Tobacco, whose production is a ruler of cigarettes MT, Super, "Kolhi", "Chibuhi", "Tonic", has noticed that increase of the excise for the domestic Georgian manufacturer means losses and curtailment of production.
The head of the company «Georgian tobacco» which is the manufacturer of cigarettes of "Pirveli", "Daniel", "Konferans" and "Insklap", considers that the excise increase will automatically strike on cheap cigarettes. The prices for tobacco products will begin from 1,5 chests for a pack. Local manufacture will appear under the threat of closing.
The general director of company OGT considers that at present at low excise rates on local tobacco contraband is shown to a minimum. The excise increase will generate a wave of illegal deliveries that, in turn, will negatively affect receipt of means in the budget.
Thursday 19 November 2009
Friday 13 November 2009
Cigarettes rise in price
Ukrainians are expected again by a rise in price of cigarettes. But this time the excise because of which the rise in price has occurred earlier, is not guilty. According to Oleg Minashkina, the director of the Kremenchug branch of company "Деметра", one of suppliers of tobacco in our city, the raw materials have risen in price. Almost all marks of cigarettes will rise in price approximately for three grivnas.
At first 80 % of all assortment will go up in price, of 20 % will catch up with others in some weeks. But suppliers of cigarettes not so worry that smokers with such prices becomes less.
— People, both smoked, and will smoke, – the director of branch speaks. – the only thing that has already changed – people have started to buy cheaper marks. There was a demand for cigarettes without the filter.
At first 80 % of all assortment will go up in price, of 20 % will catch up with others in some weeks. But suppliers of cigarettes not so worry that smokers with such prices becomes less.
— People, both smoked, and will smoke, – the director of branch speaks. – the only thing that has already changed – people have started to buy cheaper marks. There was a demand for cigarettes without the filter.
Wednesday 4 November 2009
Altria 2Q profit and cooperation. hikes forecast reductions help offset the decline in cigarette
While Americans bought fewer cigarettes in the second quarter profit rose 9 percent in Altria Group Inc, the owner of the nation's largest cigarette maker, Philip Morris USA, the company has reduced costs and integrated the recently acquired a kettle of smokeless tobacco.
Richmond, Virginia based seller of Marlboro cigarettes and Black and Mild cigars has increased the forecast year, it reported its earnings environment.
Altria earned $ 1.01 billion, or 49 cents a share, for the period ended June 30, compared with $ 930 million, or 45 cents a share, in the same quarter a year ago. Output excluding costs associated with closing the plant and other items, adjusted earnings were 50 cents per share.
Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters, whose estimates typically exclude one-time items, profit forecast 47 cents per share.
Revenue rose 33 percent to $ 6.72 billion $ 5.05 billion mainly on price increases, which included 62 cents for the Pack to increase the federal excise tax, which came into force on April 1. Altria also credited its January acquisition of smokeless tobacco company inc. UST, which makes Copenhagen and Skoal.
The Company's revenues exceeded Wall Street estimates of $ 5.35 billion. Its shares lost 3 cents to close at $ 17.30 medium.
"Our tobacco companies continued to work well, what I call challenging environment," chief executive Michael E. Szymanczyk said during a conference call with investors.
The exception to the excise tax, cigarette sales declined by 2,1 per cent to $ 4 billion to a lesser extent by all Philip Morris USA brands, including Marlboro, Parliament, Virginia Slims and substantive. Marlboro, the best-selling brand in the U.S., lost 0.6 points of market share to end up with 41.2 percent of the U.S. market, according to Information Resources inc.
The volume of the entire industry declined in the first quarter as retailers and wholesalers to reduce their orders ahead of the one-time federal "tax floor" on their inventory. Altria said its retail stores recovered during the second quarter, but did not return to previous levels.
Selling cigars - which were not covered by the word and tax rose last quarter - 12.9 percent declined to $ 74 million in the second quarter compared with the previous year, excluding excise taxes.
Like other U.S. tobacco companies, Altria is focused on cigarette alternatives for sales growth as domestic cigarette consumption declines 3 percent to 4 percent per year. Smokeless tobacco, including the Company decreased by 3.4 percent during the quarter, but he expects long-term economic growth in the segment 6 or more percent.
Altria said it cut costs about $ 25 million in the second quarter and expects to save about $ 695 million more by 2011.
The company also said its previously announced plan to cease production at its Cabarrus County, NC, a cigarette factory by the end of this month, will deliver annual savings of $ 188 million by 2011 and help bring its production capacity in line with the decline in U.S. cigarettes.
The company raised its full year adjusted earnings prospects from continuing operations between $ 1.72 to $ 1.77 per share. Previously, the company predicted earnings of $ 1.70 to $ 1.75 per share. He expects to carry up to paying the fees of about $ 175 million in the second half of 2009 primarily related to the closure of the plant Cabarrus County.
Analysts expect full year earnings of $ 1.71 per share.
Richmond, Virginia based seller of Marlboro cigarettes and Black and Mild cigars has increased the forecast year, it reported its earnings environment.
Altria earned $ 1.01 billion, or 49 cents a share, for the period ended June 30, compared with $ 930 million, or 45 cents a share, in the same quarter a year ago. Output excluding costs associated with closing the plant and other items, adjusted earnings were 50 cents per share.
Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters, whose estimates typically exclude one-time items, profit forecast 47 cents per share.
Revenue rose 33 percent to $ 6.72 billion $ 5.05 billion mainly on price increases, which included 62 cents for the Pack to increase the federal excise tax, which came into force on April 1. Altria also credited its January acquisition of smokeless tobacco company inc. UST, which makes Copenhagen and Skoal.
The Company's revenues exceeded Wall Street estimates of $ 5.35 billion. Its shares lost 3 cents to close at $ 17.30 medium.
"Our tobacco companies continued to work well, what I call challenging environment," chief executive Michael E. Szymanczyk said during a conference call with investors.
The exception to the excise tax, cigarette sales declined by 2,1 per cent to $ 4 billion to a lesser extent by all Philip Morris USA brands, including Marlboro, Parliament, Virginia Slims and substantive. Marlboro, the best-selling brand in the U.S., lost 0.6 points of market share to end up with 41.2 percent of the U.S. market, according to Information Resources inc.
The volume of the entire industry declined in the first quarter as retailers and wholesalers to reduce their orders ahead of the one-time federal "tax floor" on their inventory. Altria said its retail stores recovered during the second quarter, but did not return to previous levels.
Selling cigars - which were not covered by the word and tax rose last quarter - 12.9 percent declined to $ 74 million in the second quarter compared with the previous year, excluding excise taxes.
Like other U.S. tobacco companies, Altria is focused on cigarette alternatives for sales growth as domestic cigarette consumption declines 3 percent to 4 percent per year. Smokeless tobacco, including the Company decreased by 3.4 percent during the quarter, but he expects long-term economic growth in the segment 6 or more percent.
Altria said it cut costs about $ 25 million in the second quarter and expects to save about $ 695 million more by 2011.
The company also said its previously announced plan to cease production at its Cabarrus County, NC, a cigarette factory by the end of this month, will deliver annual savings of $ 188 million by 2011 and help bring its production capacity in line with the decline in U.S. cigarettes.
The company raised its full year adjusted earnings prospects from continuing operations between $ 1.72 to $ 1.77 per share. Previously, the company predicted earnings of $ 1.70 to $ 1.75 per share. He expects to carry up to paying the fees of about $ 175 million in the second half of 2009 primarily related to the closure of the plant Cabarrus County.
Analysts expect full year earnings of $ 1.71 per share.
Thursday 29 October 2009
How the Broccoli can protect "chain smokers" from a cancer?
Researchers have found out that the former smokers and people which till now to smoke was possibilities to make it unhealthy habits less, in connection with vegetables. The broccoli and similar vegetables, can offer special protection against a cancer of smokers.
People who smoke more than 20 cigarettes in day, are considered as chain smokers. Broccolis and others so-called крестоцветные vegetables, such as cabbage, a cauliflower and Brussels sprout, are known ability to reduce risk of development of oncological diseases, by connection named изотиоцианатами.
"The most essential influence was on chain smokers" - Whether Tan from Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York, speaks.
The people, which fur-trees крестоцветные vegetables, especially crude, they had less danger of disease by a cancer on 20 - 55 percent, than those who did not use this production on all or rare. Whether this statement has been made by Tan at session of the American association on cancer studying.
"The basic influences it is marked only among smokers and the former smokers the present. When we do not see considerable dependence on those people who never smoke" - Tan has told.
These conclusions are not the sufficient basis to make the recommendations in public health services, but nevertheless. If you smoke long enough, nothing can help you.
People who smoke more than 20 cigarettes in day, are considered as chain smokers. Broccolis and others so-called крестоцветные vegetables, such as cabbage, a cauliflower and Brussels sprout, are known ability to reduce risk of development of oncological diseases, by connection named изотиоцианатами.
"The most essential influence was on chain smokers" - Whether Tan from Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York, speaks.
The people, which fur-trees крестоцветные vegetables, especially crude, they had less danger of disease by a cancer on 20 - 55 percent, than those who did not use this production on all or rare. Whether this statement has been made by Tan at session of the American association on cancer studying.
"The basic influences it is marked only among smokers and the former smokers the present. When we do not see considerable dependence on those people who never smoke" - Tan has told.
These conclusions are not the sufficient basis to make the recommendations in public health services, but nevertheless. If you smoke long enough, nothing can help you.
Customs to grasp KENT costs cigarettes
More than seven millions counterfeit cigarettes have been withdrawn in Northeast customs by a move, confirming region as one of the worst of Great Britain of flashpoints "for contraband. Illegal transportation, Kent is estimated in the sum from above, has been detained by employees of customs while it carry in commercial premises around Easington from a county Durham. Withdrawal has occurred last Friday and customs has told yesterday that the organised criminal groupings stood up for illicit operation. Advertising continuation... HM Revenue and the customs duties (НТС) the head of detection, John Kinghorn has told:" НТС has underlined the Northeast as one of the worst areas in Great Britain for illicit cigarettes and tobacco, and it shows that region capture plays a receiving party have organised criminal gangs which stand up for high level of contraband a crime. "Some people, he has told, it is supposed that contraband by cigarettes was low enough crime rate and public close on it eyes." That they do not understand that this activity of means of large business concerning criminals and their gang ", he has told." These gangs will go on much, for contraband of the goods and they bring huge profit at the expense of fair tax bearers. "He has added:" Contraband of cigarettes often provides financing much more criminal operations, such as contraband of drugs and a human trafic. For these reasons it is necessary for us only to get rid of criminals in this activity. "г Kinghorn also has warned against purchase cheap or duty-free cigarettes or tobacco". People can feel that they receive the good transaction, having kept pair of pounds on their package. Nevertheless, they not only financings of criminal activity, but they will be a serious damage to their health. "Customs bosses also has urged the public to inform on purpose them if they saw a considerable quantity of cigarettes loading or unloading time." If you have an information about any these actions HMRC urge you to respond and help to struggle to us with criminals in your area, "Mr. Kinghorn has told.
Tuesday 13 October 2009
Ban smoking in public places gives the fruit a year - scientists
As reported in a study by British scientists, a ban on smoking in public places has led to the decline of cardiovascular disease during the year.
Number of heart attacks in Britain fell by 10% during the year after, in July 2007 came out ban on smoking in public places. In Scotland, the same study showed a decline in their level of 14%.
Thus, the government will be increasing pressure to smoking was banned and in other spaces, sums up the Department of Health of Britain.
As you know, September 11, 2009 the Ukrainian Parliament has established a ban on smoking tobacco in public places, including in health care facilities, schools, sports facilities, institutions, enterprises and organizations of culture, trains, buses, shops, taxis, including shuttles, trolley buses, trams, and elevators in residential buildings.
Number of heart attacks in Britain fell by 10% during the year after, in July 2007 came out ban on smoking in public places. In Scotland, the same study showed a decline in their level of 14%.
Thus, the government will be increasing pressure to smoking was banned and in other spaces, sums up the Department of Health of Britain.
As you know, September 11, 2009 the Ukrainian Parliament has established a ban on smoking tobacco in public places, including in health care facilities, schools, sports facilities, institutions, enterprises and organizations of culture, trains, buses, shops, taxis, including shuttles, trolley buses, trams, and elevators in residential buildings.
Tuesday 17 March 2009
What’s so special about Cuban cigars?
Fanatics the world over will tell you that there is nothing finer than a Cuban cigar. But why is that? What’s so special about Cuban cigars? Cigars manufactured in Cuba are believed by many to be the best. Many of Cuba's top cigar producers have left for other cigar making countries and brought their Cuban seeds with them. The Cuban status is thought to arise from the unique features of the soil of Vuelta Abajo district in the Pinar del Río Province at the west of the island, where the microclimate allows high-quality tobacco to be grown.Cuban cigars are rolled from tobacco leaves found throughout the country of Cuba. The filler, binder, and wrapper may come from different portions of the island. All cigar production in Cuba is controlled by the Cuban government, and each brand may be rolled in some different factories in Cuba. Cuban cigar rollers or "torcedores" are claimed to be the most skilled in the world. Torcedores are highly respected in Cuban society and culture and travel worldwide displaying their art of hand rolling cigars.
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