Tonga's government has imposed new Duties on unhealthy foods along with higher Excise Tax Rates on tobacco products, and slashed tobacco concessions for arriving passengers by half, in an effort to encourage “healthy living”.
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Results for Customs duties
Monday 19 August 2013
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Nuku‘alofa, Tonga
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Wednesday 31 March 2010
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San Francisco, USA
In response to the Mafi 'o Amerika Samoa's letter of March 30, 2010; I think he is very right. It is ridiculous to impede the help that the poor tsunami victims of Niuatoputapu need by imposing the gifts taxes and/or custom duties on those two containers of non-cash donations from the people of American Samoa. -Siosaia Fatani.
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Tuesday 30 March 2010
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Pago Pago, American Samoa
I can think of a few things in my dealing with the Government of Tonga over the years that has been recorded into my Most Ridiculous Stupid List. The recent Government of Tonga's dealing with the Pacific Island's Mission Work (PIMW) donation to the tsunami victims of Niuatoputapu tops that list. -Mafi 'o Amerika Samoa.
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Monday 28 January 2008
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tongatapu car dealers have mixed reactions to the new formula for calculating duty on imported vehicles that was approved by Tonga Cabinet last week. Owners of new vehicles will welcome a huge reduction on the duty rate, while importers of old vehicles might have to pay thousands of pa'anga more duty on each vehicle.
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