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        "msgid": "tobacco-industry-protests-proposed-limits-on-tar-and-nicotine-content-in-cigarettes-1773150799",
        "date": "2026-03-10 19:53:41",
        "title": "Tobacco Industry Protests Proposed Limits on Tar and Nicotine Content in Cigarettes",
        "author": "",
        "source": "VIVA",
        "tags": "bisnis",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Indonesia's tobacco industry stakeholders, including farmers, workers, and industry associations, are protesting government plans to impose maximum limits of 1 milligram of nicotine and 10 milligrams of tar per cigarette, drawn from Government Regulation No. 28 of 2024. Industry leaders argue the restrictions will cause severe contraction in the domestic tobacco sector and devastate rural economies that depend heavily on tobacco cultivation, without adequately protecting farmer interests.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta \u2013 Indonesia\u2019s tobacco industry stakeholders, ranging from\ntobacco farmers and sector workers to industry associations, are\nprotesting the government\u2019s planned regulation establishing maximum\nlimits on nicotine and tar content in cigarettes, which is currently\nunder review.<\/p>\n<p>Under the draft regulation, which derives from Government Regulation\nNo.\u00a028 of 2024, maximum limits will be set at 1 milligram (mg) of\nnicotine and 10 mg of tar per cigarette.<\/p>\n<p>Henry Najoan, Chairman of the Indonesian Cigarette Manufacturers\nAssociation (GAPPRI), believes the new policy draft will cause\nsignificant contraction in the tobacco products industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause local tobacco has high nicotine characteristics,\nimplementing maximum restrictions on tar and nicotine content will cause\nmajor contraction in Indonesia\u2019s cigarette industry,\u201d Henry said in a\nstatement on Tuesday, 10 March 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Given the high domestic content and the labour-intensive nature of\nthe tobacco sector, the government should reconsider the planned\nregulation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTherefore, we have agreed to reject the regulation implementing PP\n28 of 2024, such as tar and nicotine restrictions, as well as\nregulations on additional ingredients and standardised packaging, as\nthese could negatively impact Indonesia\u2019s tobacco products industry,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Agus Parmuji, Chairman of the Indonesian Tobacco Farmers\nAssociation (APTI), believes the planned policy implementation was\nadopted without considering the actual conditions of Indonesia\u2019s kretek\n(clove cigarette) industry, which differs significantly from other\ncountries.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the new regulation will further narrow the living\nspace for farmers, who have lacked comprehensive regulatory protection\nso far.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn our view, the regulation being planned at the Coordinating\nMinistry for Human Development that relates to implementing PP 28 of\n2024 is a forced regulation that does not accommodate all interests,\u201d\nsaid Agus.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed that the close relationship between Indonesia\u2019s tobacco\nagriculture and rural economies is inconsistent with a policy believed\nto suppress the national tobacco sector, as it will have widespread\nimpacts on village communities\u2019 livelihoods.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTobacco agriculture in Indonesia is laden with rural economic\ninterests. When the government forces this regulation, what happens is a\nwave of economic destruction at the village level,\u201d he said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/tobacco-industry-protests-proposed-limits-on-tar-and-nicotine-content-in-cigarettes-1773150799",
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