EghtesadOnline: In the Iranian years ending March 2018 and March 2019, the Health Ministry did not receive a penny of its 50% share in cigarette tax revenues, the head of the National Tobacco Control Secretariat of the ministry said.

EghtesadOnline: The government intends to earn 8,087 billion rials ($596.82 million) from tax on cigarette imports next year (March 2020-21).

EghtesadOnline: The government earned 2.5 trillion rials ($17.48 million) from cigarette tax in the first five months of the current year (March 21-Aug. 22).

EghtesadOnline: The government earned 2.5 trillion rials ($20.66 million) from cigarette tax in the first four months of the current fiscal year (March 21-July 22).