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Kyrgyzstan Tobacco Control Profile Summary

Core Content Overview

Kyrgyzstan has implemented a range of tobacco control measures as part of its adherence to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC). The country signed the FCTC on 18 February 2004 and ratified it on 25 May 2006. The MPOWER score, which assesses compliance with key tobacco control measures, is based on a 0-10 scale, with 10 being the highest level of compliance. The MPOWER score is calculated based on compliance with the P (Smoke-Free Environments) and E (Advertising Bans) components.

MPOWER Measures Summary

Key Tobacco Control Policies

Smoke-Free Environments

• Health-care facilities: Complete smoke-free laws (Score 5)
• Educational facilities (except universities): Complete smoke-free laws (Score 3)
• Universities: Complete smoke-free laws (Score 3)
• Government facilities: Complete smoke-free laws (Score 3)
• Indoor offices and workplaces: No smoke-free laws
• Restaurants, cafés, pubs, bars, public transport: No smoke-free laws
• Compliance score: 3
• Fines for violations: Yes
• Complaint system: No

Health Warnings on Tobacco Packages

• Mandated: Yes for all tobacco products
• Coverage of principal display areas: 50% for cigarettes and other smoked tobacco, 40% for smokeless tobacco
• Font style, size, and colour: Yes
• Rotating warnings: Yes
• Language: Yes (in principal language)
• Not obscured: Yes
• Graphics/photographs: Yes
• Covered all packaging: Yes
• Apply to all products: Yes
• Specific warnings: Yes (12 approved)
• No mention of industry liability: No

Tobacco Advertising, Promotion, and Sponsorship Bans

• Direct advertising bans: Yes on national TV, radio, magazines, and newspapers (Score 7)
• Indirect advertising bans: Yes (Score 2)
• Ban on tobacco vending machines: Yes
• Ban on internet sales: No
• Ban on point of sale displays: No
• Ban on promotion and sponsorship: No complete ban
• Ban on corporate social responsibility (CSR): No
• Tobacco companies publicizing CSR: Yes
• Other entities publicizing CSR: Yes

Tobacco Taxation and Affordability

Cigarette Prices and Taxes (as of 31 July 2020)

• Lowest cost brand (tax inclusive retail sales price): KGS 50.00
• Premium brand (tax inclusive retail sales price): KGS 92.00
• Most sold brand (tax inclusive retail sales price): KGS 83.00
• Taxes on most sold brand (% of retail price): 52.88%
  • Specific excise: 42.17%
  • Ad valorem excise: 0.00%
  • VAT or sales tax: 10.71%
  • Import duty: 0.00%
  • Other taxes: 0.00%

Affordability

• Cigarettes less affordable since 2010: Yes
• % of GDP per capita to purchase 100 packs: 9.64%
• Cigarettes less affordable in 2020 compared to 2018: Yes

Taxes on Other Tobacco Products

• Waterpipe tobacco: Taxes on most sold brand (% of retail price) = 32.39%
• Smokeless tobacco: Taxes on most sold brand (% of retail price) = 17.53%
• E-liquids (ENDS): Taxes on cheapest brand (% of retail price) = 12.04%
• E-liquids (ENNDS): Taxes on cheapest brand (% of retail price) = 46.00%

National Tobacco Control Programme (as of 31 December 2020)

• National government objectives in tobacco control: Yes
• National agency for tobacco control: Yes
• Full-time equivalent staff: 20
• Government expenditures on tobacco control (2016): KGS 12,000,000

Additional Information

• Earmarked tobacco taxes for health: No
• Excise tax type: Specific excise
• Uniform excise tax applied: Yes
• Specific tax adjusted for inflation: Yes
• Price dispersion (cheapest brand as % of premium brand): 54.35%
• Duty-free cigarette sales banned: No

Notes

• Subnational jurisdictions do not have the authority to adopt laws on smoke-free environments or tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship.
• No anti-tobacco mass media campaigns were conducted between 1 July 2018 and 30 June 2020.
• No data on tobacco use prevalence among adolescents were provided in the MPOWER monitoring section.