by Justin Ives | Jul 10, 2023
Governments are extending tax collection programmes beyond traditional luxury products such as tobacco, wine and spirits to finance post-pandemic economic recovery and health care programmes. An example of these new markets are soft drinks, beer and water, to name a...
by Justin Ives | Jul 10, 2023
Beer is one of the most common product categories subject to excise duties, along with non-alcoholic beverages, such as soft drinks and bottled water. However, using paper-based tax stamps for these products poses several operational challenges. A track and trace...
by Justin Ives | Jul 10, 2023
There are many examples of digital fiscal marking and production monitoring programmes that have generated significant benefits for the impacted countries or regions. Even programmes which include a minimum of best practices and low levels of enforcement deliver...
by Justin Ives | Jul 10, 2023
Panama is small country, but with a strategic location, where the Pacific and Atlantic oceans meet on either side of our borders. Our economy is based mainly on the services we provide in the canal zone, and the various alternative services we can provide in terms of...
by Justin Ives | Jul 10, 2023
Between 2018-2021, it was estimated that illicit cigarettes accounted for 25% of the total market within the Republic of Lebanon, costing the government between $200-$250 million in annual lost revenues. Instability in the region, a prolonged economic crisis and the...
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