<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 30): JT International Berhad announced it will be raising the prices of cigarettes that it manufactures and distributes in Malaysia for all its brands effective Tuesday, 1 October 2013.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The company is the manufacturer of cigarette brands Mevius, Winston, Salem and Camel in Malaysia.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>“The price revision follows an excise tax increase of 14% imposed by the Government on Sept 27, 2013,” said the tobacco company in a statement.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>As a result of the increase, the new price of a 20-stick pack of Mevius will be RM12.00, Winston will be RM10.50 and Salem will be RM12.00.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>This price increase by JTI followed closely the increase in prices of cigarettes produced and distributed by British American Tabacco (BAT) today.</p></div><div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p><br /></p></div>

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 30): JT International Berhad announced it will be raising the prices of cigarettes that it manufactures and distributes in Malaysia for all its brands effective Tuesday, 1 October 2013.

The company is the manufacturer of cigarette brands Mevius, Winston, Salem and Camel in Malaysia.

“The price revision follows an excise tax increase of 14% imposed by the Government on Sept 27, 2013,” said the tobacco company in a statement.

As a result of the increase, the new price of a 20-stick pack of Mevius will be RM12.00, Winston will be RM10.50 and Salem will be RM12.00.

This price increase by JTI followed closely the increase in prices of cigarettes produced and distributed by British American Tabacco (BAT) today.

#Update* JTI Malaysia raises cigarette prices by RM1.50 per 20-stick pack tomorrow

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