State Tobacco Monopoly Administration
| 国家烟草专卖局 | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | January 1984 |
| Type | National office |
| Jurisdiction | State Council of the People's Republic of China |
| Headquarters | 55 South Yuetan Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, China, 100045 |
| Minister responsible |
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| Parent department | Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China |
| Website | www |
State Tobacco Monopoly Administration (abbreviated as STMA) is a Chinese government agency responsible for enforcing the tobacco monopoly in China and has oversight over the China National Tobacco Corporation, which is the government owned corporation that has a virtual monopoly in serving the country's customer base of 350 million smokers, who consume 1.7 trillion cigarettes every year in China.[1]
References
- ^ Todd, Anne, "Turning Over a New Leaf" Archived 2007-05-29 at the Wayback Machine, USDA Rural Development, January 2007. Report on Tobacco Production in China.