Amid concerns on the effect of higher sin tax to the tobacco industry, the National Tobacco Administration (NTA) on Thursday approved the increase in the floor prices of tobacco variants for trading year 2014-2015.

Following the Tobacco Tripartite Consultative Conference, the NTA has agreed to raise buying prices of tobacco variants—Virginia, Burley and Native—starting next year.

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