左边的是Shigeyuki Nakano

　　烟草在线据《太阳报》报道编译　　日烟国际马来西亚公司希望政府确保，在2013年预算中,卷烟消费税的任何提高都不会使该国非法卷烟的情况恶化。

　　“人们猜测政府可能提高卷烟消费税率，每年在距预算公布的较近时间内都会有这种猜测。我们希望政府了解这样一个事实，即卷烟税的任何猛烈大幅的上涨将不可避免地导致非法卷烟贸易相应的大幅增长，”日烟国际马来西亚公司总经理Shigeyuki Nakano在9月12日的一份声明中说道。

　　“我们并不反对提高卷烟消费税。但我们建议，任何提高都应考虑现在的机会，以进一步处理非法卷烟的情况。因而，我们希望任何提高都是适度的，”他补充说道。

　　在马来西亚生产柔和七星、云斯顿、沙龙和骆驼等卷烟品牌的日烟国际称，以低于马来西亚政府规定的最低卷烟价格销售的非法卷烟销售仍是一个大问题。

　　由马来西亚烟草制造商联盟委托进行的一项针对非法卷烟的最新调查结果显示，在2012年3至5月期间，马来西亚非法卷烟的市场份额仍高达34.7%。

Malaysia: JTI Calls for Moderate Excise Tax Hike

　　JT International Bhd (JTI) hopes the government will ensure that any possible excise tax increase on cigarettes in Budget 2013 will not worsen the illegal cigarette situation in the country.

　　"There has been speculation, as does happen during the period closer to the budget announcement each year, of a cigarette excise rate increase. We hope the government will take cognisance of the fact that any drastic sudden hefty increase in cigarette taxes will inevitably lead to a corresponding large increase in illegal cigarette trade," JTI Malaysia managing director Shigeyuki Nakano said in a statement today.

　　"We are not against any cigarette excise increase. But we propose that any increase should take into consideration the opportunity now to address the illegal cigarette situation further. Therefore we hope any increase would be moderate," he added.

　　JTI, which makes cigarette brands like Mild Seven, Winston, Salem and Camel in Malaysia, said the sale of illegal cigarettes that are sold below the government-mandated minimum cigarette price continues to remain a major concern.

　　According to the latest illicit cigarettes study commissioned by the Confederation of Malaysian Tobacco Manufacturers, the illegal cigarettes level in Malaysia remains high at 34.7% during the March-May 2012 period. Enditem