Main arguments in news articles (2016–2023) used to support and oppose the proposed tobacco control measures in the amendment of PP 109/2012
| Tobacco control measures with more support than opposition | ||
| Tobacco control measures (N, % of all supported measures) | Main argument types | Example of citations |
| Tax/price (10, 4.3%) |
| ‘Lisda Sundari, Chairperson of Lentera Anak, emphasised that the revision of PP 109/2012 is crucial for implementing a total ban on cigarette advertisements and raising cigarette prices to the highest possible level to make them unaffordable for children.’ |
| Smoking cessation service (3, 1.3%) |
| ‘…the National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN) has mandated the revision of PP 109/2012, which must be carried out by the Government. The revision includes measures…, such as…strengthening smoking cessation services, to achieve the target of reducing the prevalence of child smokers to 8.7% by 2024 in accordance with the RPJMN for the years 2020–2024.’ |
| E-cigarette/HTP regulation (79, 33.8%) |
| ‘On the other hand, electronic cigarettes, which are now prevalent among teenagers, are not regulated at all, except under excise rules that are more focused on state revenue’ |
| Institutional capacity (2, 0.9%) |
| ‘Through this revision, it is hoped that BPOM will have the authority to oversee and simultaneously ban the use of electronic cigarettes and vapes, which have recently been widely consumed by the Indonesian public.’ |
| Smoke-free area (7, 3.0%) |
| ‘According to Oscar, the revision of PP 109 of 2012 aims to strengthen the implementation of smoke-free areas policies to prevent children from starting and trying to consume cigarettes.’ |
| Tobacco control measures with more opposition than support | ||
| Tobacco control measures (N, % of all opposed measures) | Main argument types | Example of citations |
| Tobacco advertisement, promotion, sponsorship (TAPS) (15, 25.4%) |
| ‘According to him, there is no guarantee that a total ban on cigarette advertising and promotion will lead to a reduction in mortality rates or mitigate the associated impacts.’ |
| Health warning label (HWL) (20, 33.9%) |
| ‘"In fact, the revision of PP 109 will require the expansion of graphic health warnings on cigarette packs, which will clearly harm the tobacco industry,” he asserted.’ |
| Cigarette sale (12, 20.3%) |
| ‘We agreed to send an official letter to the President to take a wise and judicious decision to cancel the ban on selling retail cigarettes and sticks. We don't want millions of people to lose their income.’ |
| Cigarette additives (3, 5.1%) |
| ‘If the government revises the additive (article), it will be the end of kretek cigarettes in Indonesia. Kretek cigarettes have a unique Indonesian characteristic that is not found in other countries…’ |